Gender equality scale by nation Source: University of Michigan Institute for Social Research World Values Surveys (pooled 1995-2001)

The above reflect composite answers on a combined 100-pt scale to the following 5 items: "On the whole, men make better political leaders than women do." "When jobs are scarce, men should have more right to a job than women." "A university education is more important for a boy than a girl." "Do you think that a woman has to have children in order to be fulfilled or is this not necessary?" (Agree coded low) and "If a woman wants to have a child as a single parent but she doesn't want to have a stable relationship with a man, do you approve or disapprove?" (disapprove coded low).