Gender and Family Roles Resources

Questions on Gender and Family Roles were asked in the Northern Ireland Life and Times survey in 1998, 2002 and 2005.

Links to questions and resources relating to LGBT issues are available here.
Links to questions and resources relating to Gender-based Violence are available here.

ARK Resources

• Mystery Man? by Paula Devine (Research Update 38) is based on the 2004 Men's Life and Times module.
• What women want? Women and Gender Roles in Northern Ireland (Research Update 24) by Ann Marie Gray and Gillian Robinson uses data from the 2002 and 1998 Gender and Family Roles module
• Men in the Mirror by Steve Biddulph (Research Update 7) is based on the 2000 Men's Life and Times module.
• Men and Women in Northern Ireland: Challenging the Stereotypes by Lizanne Dowds, Gillian Robinson, Ann Marie Gray and Deirdre Heenan (Research Update 1) uses data from the 1994 Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey and 1998 Life and Times Survey to examine some frequently expressed stereotypes relating to men and women.
• The Exploring the Potential of Gender Budgeting for Northern Ireland project focuses on how gender budgeting can enhance equality analysis and equality outcomes in Northern Ireland.

Links

• The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland is an independent public body established under the Northern Ireland Act 1998, and replaces the Equality Opportunities Commission for Northern Ireland. Its responsibilities include discrimination based on sex or on sexual orientation.
• The remit of the Department for Communities includes gender equality and sexual orientation.
• The remit of The Executive Office includes ending violence against women and girls.

Maintained by Paula Devine