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In a survey of 29 countries, South Korea had the second‑largest gender divide over whether gender equality has gone far enough. Among the countries studied, South Korea had the lowest proportion of men and women who identified as feminists.On Monday, polling agency Ipsos and the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at King's College London announced the results of a joint survey conducted for International Women's Day 2026, which fell on Sunday. According to the study, the gender gap in perceptions regarding gender equality in South Korea was 23 percentage points, the second largest among the 29 countries after Sweden (25 percentage points). Among Koreans, 65% of men agreed with the statement, “When it comes to giving women equal rights with men, things have gone far enough in my country,” whereas only 42% of women agreed. This gap was more than double the international average of 11 percentage points. The survey was conducted online from Dec. 24, 2025, to Jan. 9, polling 23,268 adults aged 18 and over in 29 countries, including the United States, Japan and India.
Responses to the question “When it comes to giving women equal rights with men, things have gone far enough in my country,” presented in the Ipsos International Women’s Day Report.
