CHILDREN’S VISION ON GENDER STEREOTYPES

PART 1

This study was conducted under the project "For a violence free life of children in ” implemented by Terre des hommes Moldova, with the support of OAK Foundation. To be mentioned that this study is not a nationwide representative. Questioned children were students of 30 schools from the communities of Pârliţa, Frăsinești, Todirești, Teșcureni, Cornești, Hârcești, Valea Mare, Petrești, Sculeni, Mănoilești - Ungheni district, city of , Căinarii Vechi, Bădiceni, , Vasilcău, Tătărăuca Veche, , Racovăţ, Voloviţa – și or. Fălești, Catranic, Bocani, Ciolacul Vechi, Năvârneţ, Sărata Veche, Albineţul Vechi, Făleştii Noi – Fălești district.

Totally have participated

469 960 491 7-11 children 12-18 years old years old

480 480

Family Roles

Man / father is the person who takes main decisions in a family (ex. where the family will spend the holidays, Taking care of the household Men / boys should not do any when to buy a new computer, etc.) and prepare food is only a household chores as washing woman's chore (duty) agree dishes, do the laundry, cook etc.) agree agree

30% 46% 29% 21% 22% 5% 7-11 12-18 years old years old 7-11 12-18 7-11 12-18 years old years old years old years old

64% 36% 68% 32% 58% 42% 65% 35% 55% 45% 68% 32%

Changing diapers, bathing and feeding A real man plays children are the with his children, responsibilities only of and spends a lot of the mother, the father time with them has no such duties agree agree

23% 94%

12-18 7-11 years old years old

Men are the head of the family, Women love their children their main role is just to bring more than men do money into the house agree agree

33% 70% 40% 34%

7-11 12-18 7-11 12-18 years old years old years old years old

58% 42% 61% 39% 37% 63% 50% 50% CHILDREN’S VISION ON GENDER STEREOTYPES

PART 2

Managing emotions – men What emotions should not show a real man?

It’s not good for a man / boy to A man / boy should not be afraid Real men are strong show his emotions or talk to of anything! And even if he is and do not cry someone about them afraid – it’s not alright to talk agree about it with someone agree agree

57% 62% 58% 71% 82%

7-18 7-11 12-18 7-11 12-18 years old years old years old years old years old

55% 45% 59% 41% 54% 46% 52% 48%

Appearance How should a boy dress?

A real man / boy does not care Boys should wear blue and about how he looks or his girls pink appearance agree agree

35% 55% 18%

7-11 12-18 7-18 years old years old years old

55% 45% 59% 41% 54% 46%

Violence against children What do the children think about violence?

When a child makes a If a boy is hit, like a When a child makes a mistake, it is the mother real man, he should mistake, it is the father who who punishes him the most respond back punishes him the most

agree agree agree

41% 46% 31% 45% 39% 35%

7-11 12-18 7-11 12-18 7-11 12-18 years old years old years old years old years old years old

82% 18% 64% 36% CHILDREN’S VISION ON GENDER STEREOTYPES

PART 3

Free time activities What are the boys’ main activities in their free time?

44% 66%

12-18 12-18 years old Men usually do "heavy" work, such years old Men usually work in as in construction, mechanics, science, engineering and they're not secretaries, teachers or other technical fields cosmetologists agree 65% 35% agree 65% 35%

78%

7-11 33% years old Men / boys usually practice Only women cook, outdoor activities such as 12-18 sew, and crochet years old fishing and football 95% agree agree

12-18 years old

With whom children spend most of their free time?

Children spend most of their time Children spend most of their time with mother / grandmother with father / grandfather agree agree

50% 54% 35% 19%

7-11 12-18 7-11 12-18 years old years old years old years old

41% 59% 41% 59% 62% 38% 76% 24%

Child’s education Who is mostly involved in their child education?

Most of the children are helped Most of children are helped to Mothers are those who praise to do their homework by their do their homework by father / and encourage the most mother / grandmother or other grandfather or other male agree female relative relative agree agree

48% 53% 32% 9% 58% 60%

7-11 12-18 7-11 12-18 7-11 12-18 years old years old years old years old years old years old

49% 51% 52% 48% 49% 51% 61% 39% 49% 51% 48% 52%