Social norms and women's economic empowerment
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2019-03
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Abstract
Social and gender norms are a critical underlying factors in determining whether a woman can work, what kind of work she can do, and what responsibilities she has aside from paid work. Indeed, they may be the most influential, and unspoken barriers to women’s economic empowerment. While there is little evidence on what works, policies and programs that facilitate norm change can have significant long-term impacts on gender equality.
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The Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women (GrOW) program is a multi-funder partnership between the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development, the Hewlett Foundation, and the International Development Research Centre.
French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Normes sociales et autonomisation des femmes - exposé de politiques
French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Normes sociales et autonomisation des femmes - exposé de politiques
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GENDER EQUALITY, SOCIAL POLICIES AND PROGRAMS, SOCIAL NORMS, WOMEN WORKING OUTSIDE THE HOUSEHOLD, HOMEMAKERS, EDUCATION NORMS, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, SOUTHERN ASIA, GLOBAL