Comments on: Are global gender norms shifting? Fascinating new research from World Bank

By: Rama

Rama — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 06:42:34 +0000

Wow…Duncan thanks for organizing this. Sometimes i feel that given the quantum and kinds of violence on the rise against women and very young girls alike, a passive acceptance of ‘bending’ norms is just not acceptable. we need some disruptions that bring about a better sense of equilibrium.

Am from India and perhaps the current situation where daily we see reports of sexual assaults on girls and women is on the rise, is influencing my thoughts.

By: Nadira Khanam

Nadira Khanam — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 03:42:06 +0000

Good findings, bending is a way of breaking the norms.

By: Alma Freeman

Alma Freeman — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:27:46 +0000

Great post on a fascinating topic. I thought your readers would be interested to know about a new online survey that The Asia Foundation is conducting that offers some surprising findings on Vietnamese youth perceptions of gender roles, mainly that despite rapid modernization in Vietnam, gender bias remains deeply embedded. http://asiafoundation.org/in-asia/2013/03/06/despite-rapid-modernization-in-vietnam-survey-reveals-gender-bias-persists-among-youth/

By: Patti Petesch

Patti Petesch — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:54:32 +0000

Duncan, Wow. This post is a precious gift. It was a very challenging project on tight deadlines to inform the WDR 2012 on Gender Equality and Development. Deeply grateful, Patti (and also Ana Maria and Carrie)

By: Alice

Alice — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08:29:50 +0000

Thanks Duncan,I also found the research report fascinating, though perhaps there’s scope for more analysis of why gender norms differ in urban and rural contexts.

Relatedly the Lusaka-based private radio station, Radio Pheonix, posed the question: ‘what does the phrase “be a man” mean?’. Respondents have mainly referred to strength and responsibility, though a couple have questioned these essentialist, binary gender stereotypes, suggesting that they can also be possessed by women.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/permalink.php?story_fbid=10151500194928748&id=134430768747