Fraser Institute News Release: Women face less sexism in countries with greater economic freedom
“International Women’s Day is an opportune time to consider the relationship between economic freedom and those social norms that prioritize men over women in schools, the workforce and politics,” said Rosemarie Fike, senior fellow at the Fraser Institute, economics instructor at Texas Christian University, and author of Economic Freedom and Gender Norms.
- “International Women’s Day is an opportune time to consider the relationship between economic freedom and those social norms that prioritize men over women in schools, the workforce and politics,” said Rosemarie Fike, senior fellow at the Fraser Institute, economics instructor at Texas Christian University, and author of Economic Freedom and Gender Norms.
- The study uses data from the Fraser Institute’s annual Economic Freedom of the World Index.
- Specifically, in countries with greater levels of economic freedom, people are less likely to agree with the following three statements:
1) "When jobs are scarce, men have more right to a job than women." - “The evidence is clear—countries that embrace economic freedom are more likely to have gender norms that treat men and women more equally,” Fike said.