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6. How do wives get a participatory boost from their home environment?

  • by having control over the finances
  • by being respected and trusted by their husbands
  • by having enough free time

7. In which parliament are women significantly more likely to mention gender equality, family policy, care for the elderly, healthcare and social policy?

  • German Bundestag
  • Swedish Riksdag
  • Norwegian Sortig

8. In which parliament did women keep childcare coverage on the agenda despite strong disagreement between parties?

  • Norwegian Sortig
  • Swedish Riksdag
  • German Bundestag

9. Which of these groups are comparatively favourable to reducing gender inequality?

  • husbands with dependent wives
  • young women
  • women with husbands in employment
  • well-educated people

10. Who finds that being the boss at home is politically empowering for husbands but has no effect on wives propensity to participate in politics?

  • Davis and Robinson
  • Burns, Lehmand and Verba
  • Campbell, Childs and Lovenduski

11. Is the threat hypothesis that men don't want equality because they fear for their jobs true or false?

  • False
  • True

12. What augments the effect of women in legislature's ability to bring their issues onto the agenda?

  • having a female organisation within the party
  • a critical mass of women