On Norms and Agency: Conversations About Gender Equality With Women and Men in 20 Countries - Couverture souple

Boudet, Ana María Muñoz; Petesch, Patti; Turk, Carolyn

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0821398628 ISBN 13 : 9780821398623

Editeur : World Bank Publications, 2013

Synopsis

Social norms, gender roles, beliefs about one's own capacity, and assets, as well as communities and countries, determine the opportunities available to women and men-and their ability to take advantage of them. World Development Report 2012 shows significant progress in many areas, but gender disparities still persist. Our study covered 20 countries in all world regions, where over 4,000 women and men, in remote and traditional villages and dense urban neighborhoods, in more than 500 focus groups, discussed the effects of gender differences and inequalities on their lives. Despite diverse social and cultural settings, traits and expectations of the ideal "good" woman and "good" man were remarkably similar across all sample urban and rural communities. Participants acknowledged that women are actively seeking equal power and freedom, but must constantly negotiate and resist traditional expectations about what they are to do and who they are to be.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: World Bank Publications
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0821398628
• ISBN 13: 9780821398623
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 228
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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