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Social Norms and Gender Equality : A Descriptive Analysis for South Asia (English)

Despite decades of economic growth, gender inequality in South Asia remains remarkably high. Although not the only one, social norms are a crucial driver of various gender outcomes, including differential economic participation. Using repeated cross-sectional data from nationally representative surveys, this paper explores the long term trends of gender outcomes and social norms (proxied by attitudes towards gender roles) in South Asia. The results...
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Bussolo,Maurizio; Ezebuihe,Jessy Amarachi; Munoz Boudet,Ana Maria; Poupakis,Stavros; Rahman,Tasmia; Sarma,Nayantara.

Social Norms and Gender Equality : A Descriptive Analysis for South Asia (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 10142 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099836008162257499

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