Contesting restrictive mobility norms among female mentors implementing a sport based programme for young girls in a Mumbai slum

• Main Authors: Shweta Bankar (Author), Martine Collumbien (Author), Madhumita Das (Author), Ravi K. Verma (Author), Beniamino Cislaghi (Author), Lori Heise (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Harmful gender norms are known structural barriers to many public health and development interventions involving adolescent girls. In India, restrictions on girls' liberty to move freely in public spaces contribute to school dropout and early marriage, and negatively affect...