It may come as a surprise to those who feel they’ve hit the glass ceiling or heard one too many blonde jokes. Most women do not believe that Britain is a sexist place, a poll has revealed.
Fewer than four in ten say they have experienced derogatory remarks or behaviour because of their gender. And the majority of men and women think both sexes are equally capable of handling challenging and traditionally male tasks, such as making a safe emergency landing in an aeroplane.
The results of the survey, carried out for a group of charities and pressure groups, suggest that most women are far more concerned with solving day-to-day practical problems in their lives than fighting a battle for equality.
Nearly two-thirds of women say their biggest concern is balancing work and family life. Only one in 20 feels the greatest problem facing them is sexism at work – though three times as many men believe this is women’s major challenge. Only one in five women describes herself as a feminist – and three out of four say they definitely would not use the label.
The poll was carried out to mark today’s International Women’s Day by a group including poverty campaign organisation ActionAid, domestic violence campaigners Women’s Aid, feminist pressure group the Fawcett Society, and political freedom campaigners Amnesty International.
It followed figures published to mark the same occasion by the Government’s Office for National Statistics, which showed that men and women now have an equal chance of making it to the top ranks of managers and officials in business and the public sector. But Amnesty International’s UK director Kate Allen said the findings still showed a ‘worrying’ gap between men and women.
She added: ‘Unless attempts are made to change such attitudes in every section of society, some women will always be treated as second-class citizens.
‘Amnesty International has found from its work that it is these negative views which in the most extreme instances can lead to abusive behaviour towards women and a basic denial of women’s rights.’
The poll of 1,028 participants, carried out by Ipsos Mori, found that 47 per cent of women did not believe men and women are treated equally in Britain. However, 34 per cent said treatment is equal.
Some 38 per cent of women said they had personally experienced ‘sexist remarks or sexist behaviour’, including physical contact. The figure rose to 60 per cent among women under 30.
However, 15 per cent of men said they had also been on the receiving end of sexist behaviour. Only 6 per cent of women said the greatest challenge facing women in Britain was sexism at work. The survey also asked whether a woman would be as good as a man at refereeing a World Cup final.
The question, posed not long after presenters Richard Keys and Andy Gray resigned from Sky TV because of their controversial remarks about a female linesman, revealed that 41 per cent of men and 49 per cent of women thought a woman referee would perform the job as well as a man could.
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Senin, 07 Maret 2011
Dunkin' Brands Brews in Indonesia and Other Asian Countries
Buildings are reflected in a newly opened Dunkin Donuts cafe window in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, April 28, 2010. Dunkin Donuts has returned to Russia after an 11-year absence with plans to open as much as 20 outlets in Moscow this year. The U.S.-based chain operates more than 15,000 Dunkin Donuts and Baskin-Robbins ice cream shops in 44 countries. Baskin-Robbins operates in 143 locations in Russia. The parent company of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins ice cream shops plans to expand further in Asia, with thousands of new outlets in China in coming years and ambitions to open its first stores in Vietnam within 18 months.The moves come as the company, Dunkin' Brands Inc., sees a steady economic recovery in markets where it operates and amid further appreciation in Asia's currencies, which should boost the spending power of the region's consumers.
“You'd have to think it's natural for some of these fast-growing economies to have appreciating currencies“ as more companies invest their money in Asia, said Dunkin' Brands Chief Executive Nigel Travis in an interview.
The Canton, Mass., company -- owned by a consortium of private-equity firms including Bain Capital, Carlyle Group and Thomas H. Lee Partners -- has long had an international footprint. About 3,000 of its 9,700 Dunkin' Donuts restaurants, for example, are outside of the U.S. All its stores are franchised.
But a large percentage of its Asian stores are located in a handful of countries -- including South Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan -- with minimal presence in some of the region's fastest-growing markets like China and India.
That is in part because the company focused some of its earlier growth on markets with closer ties to American culture, including places with a sizeable U.S. military presence. Dunkin' Donuts had about three-dozen locations in China at the end of 2010.
Despite the opportunities for growth in Asia, retail-food operations face significant risks, in large part because of the rising commodity costs squeezing margins. The costs of wheat and other grains, for instance, are at their highest levels since 2008, while prices for coffee -- another Dunkin' staple -- have also soared over the past year.
China remains the company's top international target in the long run, with ambitions to eventually open thousands of stores there. But it may take a while to fully ramp up, Mr. Travis said, because the company is trying to focus on a few cities, including Shanghai, before expanding more aggressively elsewhere.
It has followed a similar strategy as in the U.S., where Dunkin' Donuts has a large presence in certain places such as the Northeast but little or no presence in some major markets like California.
“I'm nervous about going all over China and then finding out we have issues,“ he said.
In India, the company recently reached a deal with Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd. -- a New Delhi-based food-services company that also is a major franchisee for U.S.-based Domino's Pizza Inc. -- to develop and operate more than 500 Dunkin' Donuts outlets over the next 15 years.
Other markets with room for growth include Indonesia and Thailand. Vietnam is one of the most attractive markets in which the company doesn't currently operate, Mr. Travis said. The company is looking for partners there and hopes to begin adding outlets within 18 months. “It's a mini-China,“ he said of Vietnam.
The moves also come as other companies are looking to expand their own presence in Asia, intensifying the competition at a time when some economists fear higher inflation will curb consumer spending, at least in the short run.
Earlier this year, for instance, Starbucks Corp. unveiled an alliance with India's Tata Coffee Ltd. to source and roast coffee beans in a step aimed at paving the way for the U.S. chain to expand there.
But in many markets, local street vendors and other smaller outlets continue to play a dominant role, and consumers don't yet earn enough to pay for drinks and snacks from air-conditioned restaurants.
“You'd have to think it's natural for some of these fast-growing economies to have appreciating currencies“ as more companies invest their money in Asia, said Dunkin' Brands Chief Executive Nigel Travis in an interview.
The Canton, Mass., company -- owned by a consortium of private-equity firms including Bain Capital, Carlyle Group and Thomas H. Lee Partners -- has long had an international footprint. About 3,000 of its 9,700 Dunkin' Donuts restaurants, for example, are outside of the U.S. All its stores are franchised.
But a large percentage of its Asian stores are located in a handful of countries -- including South Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan -- with minimal presence in some of the region's fastest-growing markets like China and India.
That is in part because the company focused some of its earlier growth on markets with closer ties to American culture, including places with a sizeable U.S. military presence. Dunkin' Donuts had about three-dozen locations in China at the end of 2010.
Despite the opportunities for growth in Asia, retail-food operations face significant risks, in large part because of the rising commodity costs squeezing margins. The costs of wheat and other grains, for instance, are at their highest levels since 2008, while prices for coffee -- another Dunkin' staple -- have also soared over the past year.
China remains the company's top international target in the long run, with ambitions to eventually open thousands of stores there. But it may take a while to fully ramp up, Mr. Travis said, because the company is trying to focus on a few cities, including Shanghai, before expanding more aggressively elsewhere.
It has followed a similar strategy as in the U.S., where Dunkin' Donuts has a large presence in certain places such as the Northeast but little or no presence in some major markets like California.
“I'm nervous about going all over China and then finding out we have issues,“ he said.
In India, the company recently reached a deal with Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd. -- a New Delhi-based food-services company that also is a major franchisee for U.S.-based Domino's Pizza Inc. -- to develop and operate more than 500 Dunkin' Donuts outlets over the next 15 years.
Other markets with room for growth include Indonesia and Thailand. Vietnam is one of the most attractive markets in which the company doesn't currently operate, Mr. Travis said. The company is looking for partners there and hopes to begin adding outlets within 18 months. “It's a mini-China,“ he said of Vietnam.
The moves also come as other companies are looking to expand their own presence in Asia, intensifying the competition at a time when some economists fear higher inflation will curb consumer spending, at least in the short run.
Earlier this year, for instance, Starbucks Corp. unveiled an alliance with India's Tata Coffee Ltd. to source and roast coffee beans in a step aimed at paving the way for the U.S. chain to expand there.
But in many markets, local street vendors and other smaller outlets continue to play a dominant role, and consumers don't yet earn enough to pay for drinks and snacks from air-conditioned restaurants.
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