Attitude towards gender roles and violence against women and girls (VAWG): baseline findings from an RCT of 1752 youths in Pakistan

• Main Authors: Tazeen Saeed Ali (Author), Rozina Karmaliani (Author), Judith Mcfarlane (Author), Hussain M. A. Khuwaja (Author), Yasmeen Somani (Author), Esnat D. Chirwa (Author), Rachel Jewkes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Violence against women is driven by gender norms that normalize and justify gender inequality and violence. Gender norms are substantially shaped during adolescence. Programs offered through schools offer an opportunity to influence gender attitudes toward gender equity if we understand...