How Sexist Is Georgia

A new study found that Georgia was among the more sexist states in the U.S. The study measured sexism in different states by using data from the General Social Survey, which has taken the pulse of people across the nation for decades on a variety of social issues.

Here are some of the questions people were asked in the General Social Survey:

• Would you vote for a female for President?
• Do you agree or disagree with this statement? "A working mother can establish just as warm and secure a relationship with her children as a mother who does not work."
• Are men better suited emotionally for politics than most women?
• Do you agree or disagree? "Women should take care of running their home and leave running the country up to men" and “It is much better for everyone involved if the man is the achiever outside the home and woman takes care of the home and family."

Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Alabama and Utah are the most sexist states in the country, according to the study conducted by the University of Chicago, which used the national survey responses to create a scale of sexism.

When it comes to sexism, Georgia's attitudes are in line with the region, according to the study's authors.

“Sexism is highest in the Southeast and least extreme in New England and the West,” the researchers wrote.

A map compiled by The Washington Post shows just where each state falls on the scale generated by the study. The scale has seven degrees, from less sexist to more sexist, and the data put the Peach State around six on the scale, meaning its residents are nearly the most sexist in the nation but not quite.

Georgia fell in line with neighboring states like Florida and North Carolina as well as Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, that were also classified as more sexist but not the most.

Wyoming, Colorado, Hawaii, Connecticut and Vermont were among the least sexist states in the country.

What are the implications of living in a more or less sexist state?

Researchers said they found a correlation between the level of sexism in the state where a woman is born and how she lives her life; the higher the level of sexism, the lower the wages, labor force participation, and age at which a woman gets married and has a child.

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