Social norms and women's economic empowerment

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dc.contributor.authorDowie, Gillian
dc.contributor.authorde Haan, Arjan
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-26T15:23:38Z
dc.date.available2019-03-26T15:23:38Z
dc.date.issued2019-03
dc.descriptionThe 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.en
dc.descriptionFrench version available in IDRC Digital Library: Normes sociales et autonomisation des femmes - exposé de politiquesen
dc.description.abstractSocial 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.en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/57504
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherIDRC / CRDIen
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITYen
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICIES AND PROGRAMSen
dc.subjectSOCIAL NORMSen
dc.subjectWOMEN WORKING OUTSIDE THE HOUSEHOLDen
dc.subjectHOMEMAKERSen
dc.subjectEDUCATION NORMSen
dc.subjectSUB-SAHARAN AFRICAen
dc.subjectSOUTHERN ASIAen
dc.subjectGLOBALen
dc.titleSocial norms and women's economic empowermenten
dc.typePolicy Briefen
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.number107661
idrc.project.titleGrowth and Economic Opportunities for Women (GrOW): Research Uptakeen
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC36-1643402171-227389
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC FUNDEDen

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