What are gender norms? How do they impact a woman’s ability to work or study? And most importantly, can they be changed?
In this episode of Decoding Impact, Sohini Bhattacharya and Erin Keown Ganju from Accelerator for Shifting Gender Norms through Education weigh in with deep insights, inspirational stories, and moving anecdotes drawn from their decades-long experience in working with communities and shifting gender norms. The conversation explores the reality of deeply embedded norms, the negative impact of women’s limited participation in the workforce, and the role of all stakeholders – from schools to families – in bringing about societal transformation.
They join host Rathish Balakrishnan to discuss the following Key Topics:
1. Understanding gender norms
2. The negative impact of women’s limited participation in the workforce on families, communities, and nations
3. Gender norms are hard to change, but it’s possible
4. Engaging adolescents in important conversations
5. How patriarchy also harms boys and men
6. The role of schools, teachers, and parents
7. Mobilising communities to support gender equality
8. How systems and organisations can drive lasting change
