Madrid women 'feel safer' walking alone or at night than anywhere else in Europe
Saturday, March 14, 2015 @ 11:22 PM
WOMEN from Madrid are happier in their city than most others in Europe, and more so than men from the Spanish capital, according to a survey.
And ladies living in Madrid feel safer walking alone or at night than those in many other major conurbations on the continent.
Research conducted by IPSOS for the Lafarge Group, 'Women and Cities', found that 60% of females in Madrid have no qualms about walking around any neighbourhood at all in the capital - the same percentage as for men.
The survey also found that women from Madrid wish they had an extra three hours and 14 minutes a day to get everything done they wanted to do, including free time and hobbies.
Interviews were carried out in five of Europe's largest metropolitan areas - Marseille, Paris, Krakow, Madrid and Warsaw - and found that 91% of women from Madrid had a positive view of their city, compared to 83% of men who lived there.
And 83% of Madrid women feel more free in their city than they would living elsewhere, with 88% saying life was easier and there was more to do in a major urban area than in the countryside, a view shared on average by 84% of women living in the other cities.
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