WUNRN

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WORLD BANK REPORT - ON NORMS & AGENCY: CONVERSATIONS ABOUT GENDER EQUALITY WITH WOMEN & MEN IN 20 COUNTRIES

 

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTSOCIALDEVELOPMENT/0,,contentMDK:23324137~pagePK:148956~piPK:216618~theSitePK:244363,00.html

 

Direct Link to Full 160-Page World Bank Report:

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On Norms & Agency : Conversations about Gender Equality with Women and Men in 20 Countries

 

  • The report synthesizes data collected from more than 4000 women and men in 93 communities across 20 countries.
  • It is the largest data set ever collected on the topic of gender and development, providing an unprecedented opportunity to examine potential patterns across communities on social norms and gender roles, pathways of empowerment, and factors that drive acute inequalities.
  • Women's agency is key to economic development and gender equality. Women and men's agency are affected by aspirations, social norms, and the set of opportunities available in the community.
  • Social norms on gender and gender roles are strikingly similar across countries , cultures, urban and rural settings. Women's roles tend to be rigid and closely formed around household and child care activities.
  • In most countries and contexts, women are gaining increased control over economic and economic decisions. Men's perceptions are that their control and well being are more stagnant.