Executive summary: Dismantling restrictive gender norms in low-income countries through educational interventions is a promising and neglected opportunity to advance gender equality and women’s rights.
Key points:
A school-based intervention in India successfully shifted students’ gender attitudes and behaviors, with effects persisting years later.
The program was particularly effective for boys and had spillover effects on their fathers’ attitudes.
Changing norms is tractable but complex, requiring context-specific approaches and long-term commitment.
Gender norm change is relatively neglected compared to other gender equality efforts, especially evidence-based interventions.
Economic development alone does not solve all gender inequality issues; targeted norm change efforts are still needed.
Valuing rights and freedoms is important beyond just quantifiable economic benefits, though challenging to measure.
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Executive summary: Dismantling restrictive gender norms in low-income countries through educational interventions is a promising and neglected opportunity to advance gender equality and women’s rights.
Key points:
A school-based intervention in India successfully shifted students’ gender attitudes and behaviors, with effects persisting years later.
The program was particularly effective for boys and had spillover effects on their fathers’ attitudes.
Changing norms is tractable but complex, requiring context-specific approaches and long-term commitment.
Gender norm change is relatively neglected compared to other gender equality efforts, especially evidence-based interventions.
Economic development alone does not solve all gender inequality issues; targeted norm change efforts are still needed.
Valuing rights and freedoms is important beyond just quantifiable economic benefits, though challenging to measure.
This comment was auto-generated by the EA Forum Team. Feel free to point out issues with this summary by replying to the comment, and contact us if you have feedback.