“Dismantling restrictive gender norms in low-income countries as an EA opportunity” by Seema Jayachandran

Dismantling restrictive gender norms in low-income countries as an EA opportunity by Seema Jayachandran Introduction I spoke at EA Global: Boston 2023 about ending restrictive gender norms as an EA opportunity. I discussed my research in India in which we designed and evaluated class discussions about gender equality embedded into the school curriculum. Our randomized control trial (RCT) found that the intervention succeeded in eroding students' support for restrictive norms and the curriculum is now being scaled. Here's the transcript. Key points include: A discussion on economic development vs. gender inequality: despite significant economic growth in India, as indicated by rising GDP per capita and improvements in general well-being, gender inequality measures, particularly the skewed sex ratio, have worsened. Overview of the implementation of an RCT in Haryana aimed at shifting gender norms and attitudes through educational interventions targeting school children. An evaluation of the efforts to change [...] --- First published: July 1st, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/b7WwHXFKs5GarjR64/dismantling-restrictive-gender-norms-in-low-income-countries --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.