Social Capital and Women'S Attitudes Towards Gender Inequalities in Shiraz, Iran

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between social capital and the women’s attitude towards gender inequalities. the attitude towards gender inequalities has been studied in six different aspects as follows: social and political participation, employment and labor market, family, civil and legal rights, and gender stereotypes. social capital is divided into three levels: out-of-group, intra-group and communal. pierre bourdieu’s and resources theory are theoretical framework. social survey (using a questionnaire) is the research method in data collection and data analysis. the sample consists of 600 women aged 20 and over, living in shiraz. measured attitude towards gender inequalities showed that most respondents (54.7%) had high and average gender inequalities. inequality in civil and legal rights showed the highest rate of inequality. the measurement of the social capital showed that only 17.3% of respondents had high social capital. the relationship between social capital and the attitude towards gender inequalities was positive. findings of the study indicate that there is a signifivant relationship between women’s education, their employment status, job type, husband's education, and the number of their children and the dependent variable (the attitude towards gender inequalities).