The media frequently report about sexism, sexual harassment, equality or inequality of women and men. You have undoubtedly heard of it and probably have your own opinion on the matter.
Now we'd like to know what you think. What do you think are the differences between women and men? How important are equal opportunities to you? How should people behave? What do you think needs to be done? What are your personal experiences? What's sexy, and what definitely isn't?
By filling out this questionnaire you can help us gather information and opinions while reflecting on what you yourself think about it. Our only request is that you try to answer as honestly as possible.
The questionnaire can be completed in English, Dutch or French.
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This survey is an initiative of the Institute for the equality of women and men.
Would you like to know more about the survey before you participate?
Any questions?
enquete.youtoo@igvm.belgie.be of 02 235 54 00
Technical problems?
MAS Research
Toll-free number 0800 26 183 (Mon-Fri, from 9:30am to 5:30pm)
The questions about negative experiences can trigger strong emotions. Do you need help or a listening ear? This is not possible via the questionnaire itself, since it is anonymous. Please contact us for help and we can point you in the right direction.
enquete.youtoo@igvm.belgie.be or 02 235 54 00
To reach a good cross-section of the Belgian population, we have drawn a random sample of Belgian citizens between 18 and 75 years old. Those who were randomly selected this way, receive an invitation and a reminder. These contain a unique code that you can log in with.
With your login code, you can interrupt the completion of the questionnaire and continue later.
The invitation contains a unique code that you can log in with.
If you did not receive an invitation, we ask for your email address, to create a unique login. The email addresses are not used for anything else and are not saved afterwards.
We ask for your postal code, so that we can see if people from all over Belgium are answering.
The survey is intended for Belgian citizens aged 16 and over.
The survey is for women and for men, and also for anyone who does not feel the distinction is important.
The questionnaire is the same for everyone.
You decide how much time you spend on this survey. Completing the whole questionnaire takes at least 45 minutes, but you can shorten the questionnaire by skipping topics. You can also interrupt the completion of the questionnaire and continue later.
The questionnaire is strictly confidential. Your answers cannot be linked to you as a person. They are processed anonymously and only used to make general analyses to say something about how people in Belgium think about a number of issues.
By participating in this survey, you are making an important contribution to this study on sexism in Belgium.
Your privacy is protected. The data is only processed anonymously.
Data collection is carried out by MAS Research. The login used to register your answers serves only a technical function and will be deleted afterwards. Data about your email address or IP address will be destroyed after completion of the study.
MAS Research collects the completed surveys via a protected website. Data is encrypted and protected against hackers. The data is stored on MAS Research's own secure servers.
The address details of people who received a letter are only known to the Belgian National Register. This information is never passed on to MAS Research or the Institute for the Equality of Women and Men.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is strictly followed when collecting the data.
As the data is processed strictly anonymously, it is not possible to reread or revoke your answers afterwards.
We would like to know how people in Belgium feel about equality and inequality between women and men and how they deal with sexism. Sexism is a big word, but it can also be about little things and everyday experiences. At the same time it also includes various forms of violence. The aim of the research is to investigate how often sexism occurs and how people deal with it.
The Institute for the equality of women and men is an independent federal government agency. To prepare our policy work, we can conduct a survey among the Belgian population.
Victims of discrimination on the grounds of gender, gender identity or gender expression, pregnancy, maternity or childbirth, or parenthood can contact the Institute for advice, support and complaints handling.