Irish Wedding News
08/10/2012
Conventional views of marriage are changing and it is no longer viewed as a definition of success.
The Girl Guiding association Girls' Attitudes 2012 surveyed 1,200 girls and young women - and 600 boys and young men - aged seven to 21 from across the United Kingdom.
The study showed three in five girls defined success as being confident and independent.
One in three girls believe married couples make better parents. Half of boys still believe marriage is the right place to bring up children.
Exactly 56 per cent of boys surveyed now view marriage as the best kind of relationship, compared to 46 per cent girls.
Seven in ten girls believe families such as single parents, same-sex parents or parents who are not married are treated less fairly than married couples with children.
Chief Guide Gill Slocombe said: "Young women today have strong opinions, and some of these are very different from the boys.They believe they have it better than their mothers' generation and they prize their independence and education.
"Girls still value family and marriage but they clearly do not see this as the absolute definition of success. They value confidence, so it is a great shame that despite this they feel they are judged on their looks and believe that society wouldn't value them if they focus on motherhood or work in a caring profession."
(GK)
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Girls Don't Link Marriage To Success
Only one in three girls believes married couples make better parents, research has found.Conventional views of marriage are changing and it is no longer viewed as a definition of success.
The Girl Guiding association Girls' Attitudes 2012 surveyed 1,200 girls and young women - and 600 boys and young men - aged seven to 21 from across the United Kingdom.
The study showed three in five girls defined success as being confident and independent.
One in three girls believe married couples make better parents. Half of boys still believe marriage is the right place to bring up children.
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Exactly 56 per cent of boys surveyed now view marriage as the best kind of relationship, compared to 46 per cent girls.
Seven in ten girls believe families such as single parents, same-sex parents or parents who are not married are treated less fairly than married couples with children.
Chief Guide Gill Slocombe said: "Young women today have strong opinions, and some of these are very different from the boys.They believe they have it better than their mothers' generation and they prize their independence and education.
"Girls still value family and marriage but they clearly do not see this as the absolute definition of success. They value confidence, so it is a great shame that despite this they feel they are judged on their looks and believe that society wouldn't value them if they focus on motherhood or work in a caring profession."
(GK)
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