Society

Less than a third of people think Europe is a safer place since the fall of the wall.

New research to support the launch of King’s College London’s World Questions event series, which begins with Hillary Rodham Clinton and Julia Gillard on 13 November, reveals public perceptions of what helps or hinders women’s equality around the world.

Globally, just 39% think their country is heading in the right direction. The top worries globally are unemployment, crime/violence, financial/political corruption and poverty/social inequality.

Global Advisor survey about people’s current perception of the impact the Fall of the Iron Curtain has had.

Nearly three in five people say they can’t afford to buy a house where they live.

What people are saying online about Tinder, Bumble, and Hinge.

Three in five people across 29 countries say eating well is more important than being thin.

Four in five say mental health as important as physical – but just one in five think NHS treats it that way. The research, by Ipsos and the Policy Institute at King’s College London, reveals attitudes towards mental health around the world.

This month's edition of Ipsos Update features recent Ipsos research and thinking on trust, customer experience, populism and nativism and our new edition of Flair South Korea.