What Women Want

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What women want

Results from the 2014 Female Nation Survey have uncovered fascinating ndings about women in metropolitan areas. The survey,
conducted by Women24, was taken by 7 000 women and represents about 1 million metropolitan women who have a matric and earn at
least R6 000 a month. From relationships to sex and money, the survey is designed to gain insight into the minds of SA women

Women and children


40%
do not
have
children

Women and mental health


44%
have 2
children
each

38% of those
with children
have only 1
child

4% have
4 or more

14% have
at least 3

62%
provided
the most
emotional
care to
their
children

52% are
stressed by
money,
24% by
relationships
and 6% by
work

To unwind, 28%
drink alcohol,
26% sleep, 16%
go out, 14%
exercise, 7%
talk to friends
and 1% have
sex

Women and relationships

46% are breadwinners and


contribute the
largest share to
household nances

21%
would
marry for
money

26% would stay


married for the
sake of children

87% worry
about money

Women and sex

53% nd dates
through friends and
family, 14% use dating
websites or apps

Women and self-image


Sex every week
happens for a minority
of women. 21% have
sex once every few
weeks, 17% never have
sex and 13% once
every few months

3% are virgins

18% are always on a diet


10% are currently on a diet,
but it is unusual for them
23% have stopped dieting
17% say theyre between
diets, and 31% have never
dieted
55% would consider plastic
surgery if they could afford it

46% of
married
women have
sex one to
three times
a week

37% know or suspect


that their partner has
had an affair

Women and sexual orientation


75% are
totally
heterosexual

87% still
believe in the
institution of
marriage, 5%
dont believe
in it

20% keep a secret


stash that families
or partners are
unaware of

75% are able to


save 5% or less of
their income

87% dress for themselves,


while 8% say they dont
care about clothes, 2%
dress for men and
2% dress for
other
women

Women and work


71% would prefer to
work from home if
they could

7% have
fallen in love
with a woman

78% support
lesbian, gay,
transsexual and
intersexual
rights
Source: women24.com/survey

83% are positive people

56% of divorced or
widowed women say
having children did not
affect their relationship,
but 16% said having
children made things
worse

Women and money

45% are
often
anxious or
nervous

71% think they dont


get paid enough for
the work they do

30% have experienced


direct gender
discrimination, or sexual
harassment, or both
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