Perceptions of gender roles and freedom among Iranian international students in Hungary

This qualitative study investigated attitudes toward gender roles and perception of freedom among Iranian students (n = 20) in Hungary. Four topics were extracted from the abductive content analysis of semi-structured interview transcripts: (1) gender essentialism, (2) gender-role egalitarianism, (3...

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Published in:Women's studies international forum 2022-01, Vol.90, p.102555, Article 102555
Main Authors: Hosseini-Nezhad, Sara, Safdar, Saba, Nguyen Luu, Lan Anh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Content analysis
Egalitarian
Egalitarianism
Equality
Essentialism
Female roles
Foreign students
Freedoms
Gender differences
Gender equity
Gender inequality
Gender relations
Gender role attitudes
Gender stereotypes
Gender-role attitude
Gendered freedom
International student
Iranian
Men
Qualitative research
Sex roles
Sexism
Stereotype
Stereotypes
Student attitudes
Veils
Women
Womens studies
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Summary:This qualitative study investigated attitudes toward gender roles and perception of freedom among Iranian students (n = 20) in Hungary. Four topics were extracted from the abductive content analysis of semi-structured interview transcripts: (1) gender essentialism, (2) gender-role egalitarianism, (3) traditional gender stereotypes, and (4) gendered freedom. Results indicated that: many men adopted gender essentialism, although women did not; men held transitional gender-role attitudes, whereas women held egalitarian gender-role attitudes; men generally displayed greater gender stereotypes and sexism as compared to women; almost all students, regardless of gender, endorsed gender equality and freedom and reported feeling more freedom in Hungary than in Iran; although, women expressed greater outrage over gender inequality and put greater emphasis on gender role differences; some forms of freedom in Hungary seemed to be more of a privilege to one gender than the other (e.g., no veiling requirement for women and relaxed cross-gender relationship for men).
ISSN:0277-5395
1879-243X
DOI:10.1016/j.wsif.2021.102555