Gender attitudes in adolescence: evaluating the Girl Rising gender-sensitization program in India

Autor: Amita Vyas, Megan Landry, Gayatri Malhotra, Nitasha Chaudhary Nagaraj
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, Vol 25, Iss 1, Pp 126-139 (2020)
ISSN: 2164-4527
0267-3843
Popis: Despite the gains India has made over the past 20 years, it remains a country with significant gender inequalities. Gender sensitization and empowerment programs during adolescence, when gender attitudes are formed, have the potential to diminish gender inequity. The Girl rising ‘Gender-sensitization program’ was implemented in 254 schools in India to support adolescents in identifying, articulating, and sharing their gender-related experiences. A quasi-experimental study was conducted with a one group pre- and post-test with a sub-sample of schools in rural Punjab and Rajasthan, India (n = 2,894 adolescents). Multivariable regression analyses adjusting for gender, grade, and district found that gender equality scores increased by 0.66 points (p
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