Community conversations as a strategy to change harmful traditional practices against women

This article examines whether community conversations contribute to a change in thinking about harmful practices in Ethiopia

Abstract

This article conducts a series of list experiments to detect whether community conversations contribute to a change in thinking about harmful traditional practices in Ethiopia. While our findings are mixed, we provide evidence that community conversations are indeed a valuable instrument to induce a change in social values in order to empower women.

This is an output from the ‘Delivering Inclusive Financial Development and Growth’ project

Citation

Elisabetta de Cao, Marloes Huis, Samson Jemaneh & Robert Lensink (2016) Community conversations as a strategy to change harmful traditional practices against women, Applied Economics Letters, 24:2, 72-74

Community conversations as a strategy to change harmful traditional practices against women

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Published 21 March 2016