How Indians View Gender Roles in Families and Society
Indians accept women as political leaders, but many favor traditional gender roles in family life.
Ariana Monique Salazar
Former Research Analyst
Ariana Monique Salazar is a research analyst at Pew Research Center. She focuses on religious change and its impact on societies around the world and has contributed to studies about religion and national identity in Western Europe and in Central and Eastern Europe. She received two master’s degrees from Princeton Seminary and a bachelor’s from the King’s University. Before joining the Center, Salazar worked on research projects on religious organizations and Hispanic/Latino religions. She is a member of the World Association for Public Opinion Research and the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, and regularly presents at their annual conferences.
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In India, head coverings are worn by most women, including roughly six-in-ten Hindus
In recent weeks, protests in India over Muslim headscarves in schools have gained international attention.
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8 key findings about Christians in India
Today, there are millions of Christians in India, although they make up just 2.4% of the country’s massive population.
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Religion in India: Tolerance and Segregation
Indians see religious tolerance as a central part of who they are as a nation. Across the major religious groups, most people say it is very important to respect all religions to be “truly Indian.”
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The Global God Divide
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In the U.S. and Europe, women are about as likely as men to favor legal abortion
In many European countries and the United States, women do not actually differ significantly from men in their views about abortion.
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Most Western Europeans favor at least some restrictions on Muslim women’s religious clothing
Laws enacted in several European countries that restrict the religious clothing of Muslim women are largely in line with Western European attitudes on the issue.
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On gender issues, many in Orthodox Christian countries have conservative views
A substantial share of adults in Central and Eastern Europe hold traditional views of women and the family, especially in countries with Orthodox majorities.
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