Brilliant Maps

Making Sense Of The World, One Map At A Time

  • BOOK!
  • Newsletter
  • Board Games
  • Posters
  • Scratch Maps

13 Shocking European Gender Stereotype Maps

Last Updated: March 16, 2026 Leave a Comment

Click To Get My 10 Best Brilliant Maps For Free:

The following maps all come from data taken from Special Eurobarometer 545 Gender Stereotypes published in early 2024.

And it should be noted the surveys included both men and women in roughly equal number.

The full methodology can be found here.

I’ve published the maps below along with the underlying data so you can make your own conclusions:

Feminism has “gone too far” (%)

Feminism has

Map created by gen.zette

The data by country:

CountryTotal 'Agree'Total 'Disagree'Totally agreeTend to agreeTend to disagreeTotally disagreeIt depends (SPONTANEOUS)Don't know
European Union (EU27)45%48%17%28%28%20%2%5%
Belgium47%50%16%31%31%19%1%2%
Bulgaria44%35%17%27%26%9%9%12%
Czechia52%40%21%31%28%12%2%6%
Denmark48%42%21%27%17%25%4%6%
Germany34%56%12%22%29%27%4%6%
Estonia54%27%23%31%19%8%4%15%
Ireland47%43%18%29%26%17%2%8%
Greece49%45%21%28%30%15%2%4%
Spain53%43%27%26%22%21%1%3%
France54%39%21%33%22%17%1%6%
Croatia44%49%14%30%32%17%3%4%
Italy48%49%18%30%30%19%1%2%
Cyprus63%30%35%28%20%10%1%6%
Latvia51%31%21%30%22%9%2%16%
Lithuania49%34%22%27%25%9%3%14%
Luxembourg43%48%16%27%28%20%6%3%
Hungary46%47%14%32%30%17%2%5%
Malta61%33%18%43%22%11%2%4%
Netherlands34%61%11%23%25%36%1%4%
Austria47%41%15%32%25%16%6%6%
Poland44%50%13%31%38%12%3%3%
Portugal46%44%5%41%30%14%3%7%
Romania42%50%13%29%36%14%2%6%
Slovenia55%40%29%26%26%14%1%4%
Slovakia49%39%15%34%30%9%3%9%
Finland47%42%20%27%21%21%5%6%
Sweden34%63%10%24%16%47%1%2%

The most important role of a woman is to take care of her home and family (%)

The most important role of a woman is to take care of her home and family percentage europe

Map created by gen.zette

CountryTotal 'Agree'Total 'Disagree'Totally agreeTend to agreeTend to disagreeTotally disagreeIt depends (SPONTANEOUS)Don't know
European Union (EU27)38%60%12%26%28%32%1%1%
Belgium31%67%5%22%31%36%2%0%
Bulgaria74%25%35%39%19%6%0%1%
Czechia67%30%22%45%19%11%1%2%
Denmark10%87%2%8%16%71%2%1%
Germany32%65%9%23%30%35%2%1%
Estonia59%35%20%39%22%13%5%1%
Ireland40%56%14%26%25%31%2%2%
Greece53%46%17%36%31%15%1%0%
Spain23%75%8%15%23%52%1%1%
France26%72%9%17%29%43%0%2%
Croatia45%53%16%29%34%19%1%1%
Italy38%61%12%26%36%25%0%1%
Cyprus51%46%23%28%23%23%0%3%
Latvia59%39%28%31%27%12%1%0%
Lithuania60%38%22%38%25%13%1%1%
Luxembourg22%72%7%15%35%37%5%1%
Hungary70%28%29%41%19%9%1%1%
Malta46%53%13%33%30%23%1%0%
Netherlands13%85%1%11%23%62%2%0%
Austria41%53%13%28%31%22%4%2%
Poland71%27%22%49%19%8%1%0%
Portugal39%58%6%34%40%18%1%2%
Romania62%36%26%36%28%8%1%1%
Slovenia50%50%19%31%28%22%0%0%
Slovakia70%27%25%45%20%7%2%1%
Finland24%70%6%18%29%41%5%1%
Sweden11%88%2%9%18%70%0%1%

It is acceptable for men to cry (%)

It is acceptable for men to cry map of Europe

CountryTotal 'Agree'Total 'Disagree'Totally agreeTend to agreeTend to disagreeTotally disagreeIt depends (SPONTANEOUS)Don't know
European Union (EU27)85%13%51%34%9%4%1%1%
Belgium86%13%54%32%8%5%0%1%
Bulgaria67%26%25%42%17%9%2%5%
Czechia84%13%43%41%9%4%0%3%
Denmark92%5%82%10%3%2%1%2%
Germany88%10%54%34%7%3%0%1%
Estonia73%19%35%38%13%6%5%3%
Ireland91%6%59%32%4%2%1%2%
Greece89%11%47%42%8%3%0%0%
Spain95%4%76%19%2%2%0%1%
France91%8%60%31%5%3%0%1%
Croatia76%21%28%48%14%7%1%2%
Italy85%14%38%47%11%3%0%1%
Cyprus83%15%49%34%7%8%0%2%
Latvia71%22%43%28%16%6%4%3%
Lithuania69%29%27%42%20%9%1%1%
Luxembourg94%5%73%21%2%3%1%0%
Hungary75%22%31%44%15%7%1%2%
Malta92%7%41%51%5%2%1%0%
Netherlands95%5%79%16%3%2%0%0%
Austria74%21%37%37%13%8%3%2%
Poland70%27%22%48%20%7%2%1%
Portugal91%6%41%50%4%2%1%2%
Romania64%34%24%40%23%11%1%1%
Slovenia80%18%48%32%11%7%1%1%
Slovakia73%19%26%47%14%5%3%5%
Finland96%3%86%10%2%1%1%0%
Sweden98%1%95%3%1%0%0%1%

The most important role of a man is to earn money (%)

The most important role of a man is to earn money percentage Europe

CountryTotal 'Agree'Total 'Disagree'Totally agreeTend to agreeTend to disagreeTotally disagreeIt depends (SPONTANEOUS)Don't know
European Union (EU27)42%56%15%27%28%28%1%1%
Belgium36%63%11%25%33%30%1%0%
Bulgaria74%23%37%37%17%6%1%2%
Czechia65%32%26%39%22%10%1%2%
Denmark13%84%4%9%19%65%2%1%
Germany38%60%14%24%29%31%2%0%
Estonia55%38%20%35%24%14%5%2%
Ireland34%62%13%21%29%33%2%2%
Greece54%46%22%32%33%13%0%0%
Spain26%72%9%17%25%47%1%1%
France34%64%10%24%27%37%0%2%
Croatia48%50%18%30%32%18%1%1%
Italy46%53%15%31%36%17%0%1%
Cyprus53%44%26%27%22%22%1%2%
Latvia60%38%30%30%26%12%1%1%
Lithuania57%41%23%34%28%13%1%1%
Luxembourg26%70%8%18%34%36%3%1%
Hungary71%27%31%40%19%8%1%1%
Malta44%55%10%34%34%21%1%0%
Netherlands16%81%3%13%27%54%2%0%
Austria46%49%16%30%29%20%3%2%
Poland69%29%25%44%21%8%1%1%
Portugal40%58%6%34%41%17%1%1%
Romania60%38%29%31%28%10%0%2%
Slovenia39%60%16%23%35%25%1%0%
Slovakia75%22%32%43%17%5%2%1%
Finland18%76%5%13%27%49%5%1%
Sweden11%89%4%7%14%75%0%0%

For important family decisions men should have a final say (%)

For important family decisions men should have a final say Europe percentage

CountryTotal 'Agree'Total 'Disagree'Totally agreeTend to agreeTend to disagreeTotally disagreeIt depends (SPONTANEOUS)Don't know
European Union (EU27)20%77%6%14%27%50%1%2%
Belgium17%81%5%12%28%53%1%1%
Bulgaria47%48%19%28%30%18%3%2%
Czechia26%70%7%19%32%38%1%3%
Denmark4%92%2%2%11%81%2%2%
Germany12%84%3%9%26%58%2%2%
Estonia27%60%10%17%26%34%7%6%
Ireland15%81%3%12%26%55%1%3%
Greece23%74%7%16%34%40%2%1%
Spain11%87%2%9%16%71%1%1%
France8%89%3%5%24%65%1%2%
Croatia30%68%9%21%37%31%1%1%
Italy27%71%9%18%37%34%0%2%
Cyprus24%73%8%16%29%44%0%3%
Latvia31%62%12%19%37%25%5%2%
Lithuania20%74%7%13%36%38%4%2%
Luxembourg9%87%3%6%21%66%3%1%
Hungary44%54%14%30%30%24%1%1%
Malta10%86%3%7%17%69%3%1%
Netherlands3%95%1%2%13%82%1%1%
Austria27%65%8%19%28%37%5%3%
Poland49%48%16%33%31%17%2%1%
Portugal22%74%4%18%46%28%3%1%
Romania37%60%11%26%37%23%1%2%
Slovenia18%79%6%12%28%51%2%1%
Slovakia41%54%16%25%34%20%3%2%
Finland5%89%2%3%16%73%5%1%
Sweden2%96%1%1%4%92%1%1%

Having children is more fulfilling for a woman than for a man (%)

Having children is more fulfilling for a woman than for a man percentage Europe

CountryTotal 'Agree'Total 'Disagree'Totally agreeTend to agreeTend to disagreeTotally disagreeIt depends (SPONTANEOUS)Don't know
European Union (EU27)43%53%13%30%25%28%1%3%
Belgium33%63%7%26%32%31%2%2%
Bulgaria47%49%21%26%29%20%2%2%
Czechia65%31%20%45%18%13%1%3%
Denmark20%73%6%14%19%54%2%5%
Germany42%53%13%29%27%26%2%3%
Estonia47%40%12%35%23%17%7%6%
Ireland38%53%12%26%25%28%2%7%
Greece76%23%34%42%17%6%0%1%
Spain32%63%9%23%19%44%1%4%
France24%73%6%18%28%45%0%3%
Croatia58%39%20%38%30%9%1%2%
Italy52%46%15%37%29%17%0%2%
Cyprus67%29%31%36%15%14%1%3%
Latvia40%52%13%27%32%20%4%4%
Lithuania50%45%16%34%25%20%2%3%
Luxembourg20%67%5%15%27%40%9%4%
Hungary79%20%35%44%15%5%0%1%
Malta21%76%4%17%27%49%2%1%
Netherlands21%72%3%18%22%50%2%5%
Austria46%46%15%31%29%17%4%4%
Poland70%28%20%50%19%9%1%1%
Portugal45%52%10%35%34%18%2%1%
Romania49%49%19%30%33%16%1%1%
Slovenia37%60%13%24%30%30%2%1%
Slovakia72%25%29%43%19%6%2%1%
Finland22%62%5%17%25%37%8%8%
Sweden19%78%5%14%10%68%0%3%

Men would also benefit from equality between women and men (%)

Men would also benefit from equality between women and men percentage Europe

CountryTotal 'Agree'Total 'Disagree'Totally agreeTend to agreeTend to disagreeTotally disagreeIt depends (SPONTANEOUS)Don't know
European Union (EU27)75%19%34%41%13%6%2%4%
Belgium72%24%28%44%19%5%1%3%
Bulgaria72%17%33%39%12%5%5%6%
Czechia72%20%25%47%12%8%2%6%
Denmark83%9%60%23%4%5%3%5%
Germany73%20%33%40%14%6%2%5%
Estonia61%24%21%40%16%8%4%11%
Ireland83%11%38%45%7%4%2%4%
Greece80%17%30%50%14%3%0%3%
Spain71%23%40%31%12%11%1%5%
France75%17%34%41%10%7%1%7%
Croatia78%19%27%51%13%6%1%2%
Italy80%17%34%46%13%4%0%3%
Cyprus82%13%47%35%9%4%0%5%
Latvia68%22%30%38%17%5%3%7%
Lithuania71%20%29%42%14%6%3%6%
Luxembourg74%18%35%39%11%7%4%4%
Hungary72%23%23%49%16%7%2%3%
Malta79%18%25%54%11%7%1%2%
Netherlands89%8%61%28%5%3%1%2%
Austria65%23%25%40%17%6%5%7%
Poland75%21%21%54%16%5%2%2%
Portugal85%10%22%63%7%3%2%3%
Romania66%29%21%45%22%7%1%4%
Slovenia74%22%37%37%15%7%2%2%
Slovakia78%12%30%48%10%2%3%7%
Finland91%6%63%28%4%2%1%2%
Sweden96%2%84%12%1%1%0%2%

All in all, family life suffers when the mother has a full time job (%)

All in all, family life suffers when the mother has a full time job percentage Europe

CountryTotal 'Agree'Total 'Disagree'Totally agreeTend to agreeTend to disagreeTotally disagreeIt depends (SPONTANEOUS)Don't know
European Union (EU27)51%46%15%36%31%18%0%3%
Belgium46%52%11%35%33%19%0%2%
Bulgaria58%38%23%35%28%10%0%4%
Czechia40%56%12%28%36%20%0%4%
Denmark20%77%5%15%21%56%0%3%
Germany51%45%19%32%29%16%0%4%
Estonia54%39%19%35%26%13%0%7%
Ireland41%54%13%28%32%22%0%5%
Greece70%30%23%47%23%7%0%0%
Spain54%42%19%35%21%21%0%4%
France42%55%13%29%29%26%0%3%
Croatia62%36%19%43%27%9%0%2%
Italy55%44%11%44%33%11%0%1%
Cyprus61%36%27%34%22%14%0%3%
Latvia63%33%25%38%26%7%0%4%
Lithuania73%26%28%45%20%6%0%1%
Luxembourg49%49%18%31%31%18%0%2%
Hungary70%28%30%40%22%6%0%2%
Malta69%30%17%52%20%10%0%1%
Netherlands29%69%8%21%28%41%0%2%
Austria58%37%23%35%27%10%0%5%
Poland61%34%15%46%26%8%0%5%
Portugal73%25%9%64%19%6%0%2%
Romania58%41%16%42%30%11%0%1%
Slovenia40%59%15%25%32%27%0%0%
Slovakia52%44%16%36%35%9%0%4%
Finland16%80%4%12%28%52%0%4%
Sweden25%73%8%17%17%56%0%2%

Overall, men are naturally less competent than women to perform household tasks (%)

Overall, men are naturally less competent than women to perform household tasks percentage Europe

CountryTotal 'Agree'Total 'Disagree'Totally agreeTend to agreeTend to disagreeTotally disagreeDon't know
European Union (EU27)49%49%15%34%26%23%2%
Belgium41%58%9%32%33%25%1%
Bulgaria61%36%28%33%25%15%3%
Czechia48%49%13%35%32%17%3%
Denmark14%83%3%11%17%66%3%
Germany49%49%15%34%28%21%2%
Estonia45%50%14%31%28%22%5%
Ireland45%52%16%29%27%25%3%
Greece53%47%17%36%30%17%0%
Spain44%54%17%27%23%31%2%
France35%63%11%24%27%36%2%
Croatia57%41%14%43%28%13%2%
Italy63%36%20%43%25%11%1%
Cyprus46%52%18%28%28%24%2%
Latvia53%44%18%35%28%16%3%
Lithuania57%41%22%35%25%16%2%
Luxembourg31%68%10%21%33%35%1%
Hungary74%26%27%47%19%7%0%
Malta44%55%9%35%31%24%1%
Netherlands35%64%10%25%24%40%1%
Austria49%47%16%33%27%20%4%
Poland64%33%17%47%27%6%3%
Portugal57%41%12%45%33%8%2%
Romania58%40%16%42%33%7%2%
Slovenia36%63%14%22%35%28%1%
Slovakia63%34%22%41%23%11%3%
Finland22%76%9%13%24%52%2%
Sweden19%81%5%14%9%72%0%

If the father’s pay is lower than that of the mother, he is the one who should give up work to look after the children, if a family decides
one parent has to do so (%)

If the father's pay is lower than that of the mother, he is the one who should give up work to look after the children, if a family decides
one parent has to do so Europe percentage

CountryTotal 'Agree'Total 'Disagree'Totally agreeTend to agreeTend to disagreeTotally disagreeDon't know
European Union (EU27)51%41%18%33%24%17%8%
Belgium45%50%10%35%32%18%5%
Bulgaria53%36%20%33%21%15%11%
Czechia55%37%15%40%27%8%8%
Denmark32%55%14%18%20%35%13%
Germany67%24%29%38%17%7%9%
Estonia42%42%12%30%27%15%16%
Ireland56%33%23%33%19%14%11%
Greece40%55%10%30%31%24%5%
Spain52%38%29%23%18%20%10%
France38%52%11%27%26%26%10%
Croatia53%42%16%37%28%14%5%
Italy41%53%10%31%35%18%6%
Cyprus46%48%14%32%17%31%6%
Latvia34%55%9%25%36%19%11%
Lithuania51%38%20%31%26%12%11%
Luxembourg42%48%17%25%30%18%10%
Hungary53%39%17%36%27%12%8%
Malta61%35%16%45%23%12%4%
Netherlands41%53%14%27%25%28%6%
Austria55%31%18%37%20%11%14%
Poland61%32%17%44%21%11%7%
Portugal51%42%8%43%30%12%7%
Romania45%49%13%32%37%12%6%
Slovenia39%58%15%24%31%27%3%
Slovakia59%32%17%42%25%7%9%
Finland48%40%14%34%24%16%12%
Sweden51%44%25%26%14%30%5%

Women should give priority to their family responsibilities over their career (%)

Women should give priority to their family responsibilities over their career percentage Europe

CountryTotal 'Agree'Total 'Disagree'Totally agreeTend to agreeTend to disagreeTotally disagreeIt depends (SPONTANEOUS)Don't know
European Union (EU27)34%61%9%25%30%31%2%3%
Belgium27%71%5%22%35%36%1%1%
Bulgaria62%32%21%41%24%8%2%4%
Czechia42%52%10%32%34%18%1%5%
Denmark14%76%4%10%21%55%5%5%
Germany33%60%9%24%32%28%4%3%
Estonia44%42%13%31%28%14%9%5%
Ireland34%58%9%25%29%29%3%5%
Greece48%48%13%35%36%12%3%1%
Spain16%77%5%11%26%51%2%5%
France22%72%6%16%30%42%1%5%
Croatia46%50%12%34%34%16%2%2%
Italy35%63%9%26%38%25%0%2%
Cyprus49%45%19%30%24%21%1%5%
Latvia33%61%13%20%39%22%3%3%
Lithuania45%49%12%33%29%20%4%2%
Luxembourg18%71%5%13%33%38%9%2%
Hungary64%33%23%41%24%9%2%1%
Malta63%33%15%48%18%15%3%1%
Netherlands10%86%2%8%24%62%3%1%
Austria43%44%11%32%26%18%10%3%
Poland58%36%14%44%26%10%3%3%
Portugal42%53%5%37%42%11%2%3%
Romania57%41%17%40%31%10%1%1%
Slovenia38%58%11%27%31%27%2%2%
Slovakia63%32%18%45%22%10%2%3%
Finland13%79%5%8%26%53%7%1%
Sweden12%86%2%10%15%71%1%1%

Men often earn more than women because their jobs are more demanding (%)

Men often earn more than women because their jobs are more demanding percentage Europe

CountryTotal 'Agree'Total 'Disagree'Totally agreeTend to agreeTend to disagreeTotally disagreeIt depends (SPONTANEOUS)Don't know
European Union (EU27)40%56%13%27%29%27%2%2%
Belgium34%62%9%25%32%30%2%2%
Bulgaria58%37%25%33%25%12%1%4%
Czechia56%40%19%37%29%11%1%3%
Denmark25%69%10%15%25%44%3%3%
Germany36%60%12%24%27%33%2%2%
Estonia61%28%20%41%20%8%6%5%
Ireland44%50%12%32%28%22%2%4%
Greece60%38%21%39%30%8%1%1%
Spain34%61%11%23%26%35%1%4%
France29%67%8%21%34%33%1%3%
Croatia53%45%16%37%30%15%1%1%
Italy35%63%9%26%37%26%0%2%
Cyprus59%38%25%34%25%13%0%3%
Latvia53%41%23%30%30%11%3%3%
Lithuania57%39%18%39%27%12%1%3%
Luxembourg26%67%7%19%32%35%5%2%
Hungary71%26%26%45%20%6%2%1%
Malta34%61%6%28%37%24%3%2%
Netherlands17%79%4%13%32%47%2%2%
Austria44%48%17%27%25%23%6%2%
Poland66%31%20%46%21%10%2%1%
Portugal47%49%6%41%39%10%1%3%
Romania61%36%26%35%26%10%0%3%
Slovenia46%52%15%31%30%22%1%1%
Slovakia73%23%25%48%16%7%2%2%
Finland23%70%6%17%29%41%5%2%
Sweden14%84%3%11%19%65%1%1%

Men taking parental leave show a lack of ambition for their career (%)

Men taking parental leave show a lack of ambition for their career percentage Europe

CountryTotal 'Agree'Total 'Disagree'Totally agreeTend to agreeTend to disagreeTotally disagreeIt depends (SPONTANEOUS)Don't know
European Union (EU27)19%77%5%14%31%46%1%3%
Belgium19%79%4%15%32%47%1%1%
Bulgaria33%58%11%22%30%28%2%7%
Czechia28%65%7%21%40%25%1%6%
Denmark5%91%2%3%12%79%1%3%
Germany14%82%4%10%33%49%1%3%
Estonia30%54%9%21%34%20%6%10%
Ireland13%83%3%10%28%55%0%4%
Greece13%82%4%9%31%51%1%4%
Spain12%83%3%9%22%61%1%4%
France9%87%2%7%27%60%0%4%
Croatia29%69%8%21%38%31%1%1%
Italy26%71%7%19%39%32%0%3%
Cyprus22%73%6%16%23%50%0%5%
Latvia18%67%6%12%36%31%2%13%
Lithuania27%64%9%18%33%31%2%7%
Luxembourg6%91%1%5%29%62%1%2%
Hungary39%55%11%28%30%25%3%3%
Malta20%77%1%19%34%43%1%2%
Netherlands3%96%1%2%19%77%1%0%
Austria25%67%8%17%29%38%3%5%
Poland38%59%11%27%37%22%2%1%
Portugal19%77%2%17%52%25%1%3%
Romania31%64%6%25%41%23%1%4%
Slovenia13%85%4%9%31%54%1%1%
Slovakia41%53%12%29%30%23%2%4%
Finland6%91%2%4%18%73%2%1%
Sweden4%95%1%3%5%90%0%1%

Filed Under: Europe

Click To Get My 10 Best Brilliant Maps For Free:



Other Popular Maps

  • Reimagining The United States As Having Only 1 To 20 States With New Names

    Reimagining The United States As Having Only 1 To 20 States With New Names

  • How Do You Pronounce “Scone?” – Map of the UK and Ireland

    How Do You Pronounce “Scone?” – Map of the UK and Ireland

  • Cat Meow Sounds: How Different Countries & Languages Represent Cat Sounds in Words

    Cat Meow Sounds: How Different Countries & Languages Represent Cat Sounds in Words

  • Countries That Have Eaten Their Prime Minister

    Countries That Have Eaten Their Prime Minister

  • Number of Cities Over 100k People In Each European Country

    Number of Cities Over 100k People In Each European Country

  • All Countries That Have Legalized & Banned Same-Sex Marriage

    All Countries That Have Legalized & Banned Same-Sex Marriage

  • 26 Linguistic Maps That Divide Americans

    26 Linguistic Maps That Divide Americans

  • Scottish Clan Territories And DNA Map

    Scottish Clan Territories And DNA Map

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.


Product Reviews · World Atlas · Settlers of Catan · Risk · Game of Thrones · Coloring Books
Globes · Monopoly · Star Wars · Game of Life · Pandemic · Ticket To Ride · Drinks Cabinets
US Locations · UK Locations· Fleet Management
Copyright © 2026 · Privacy Policy · Fair Use, Attribution & Copyright · Contact Us
Follow Us: Newsletter · Facebook · Youtube · Twitter · Threads · BlueSky · LinkedIn · Instagram · Pinterest · Flipboard