The Impact of Gender Perceptions on Attitudes towards Violence and Equality

Abstract

Norms of society that regulate and improve inequality or disproportion are the primary causes of the phenomena of violence against women. The socialization and gender norms are deeply established in individuals. Activities that have an individualized chance to positively influence gender perceptions on gender-based violence and enhance gender equity in the social environment and instance. Research presents 300 participants with 150 males and 150 females for the investigation. The evaluations of the analysis on the influence of gender perceptions in attitudes toward violence and equality are determined by quantitative and qualitative techniques. The qualitative analysis with face-to-face interviews and group discussion based on variables like social norms (SN), cultural backgrounds (CB), perceptions of gender role (POGR), support system (SS), and education level (EL) is performed. There are 10 questionnaires provided in the research for the assessment about the impact of gender perceptions on attitudes towards violence and equality and the survey questions are based on the five variables. The data analysis techniques such as discriminant analysis and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) technique are accomplished by employing the SPSS software. The conclusion of the study highlights that the variable POGR is more supportive and explores more significant outcomes in the impact of gender perceptions on attitudes towards violence and equality.