Diagnosing norms and norm change in rural Bangladesh: an exploration of gendered social norms and women's empowerment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gender-transformative public health programs often aim to address power inequities between men and women and promote women's empowerment. However, to achieve transformative change, it is necessary to first identify the underlying norms that perpetuate these power imbalances. The objective of our study was to use Bicchieri's theory of social norms and model of norm change to identify gendered norms and evidence of norm change amongst participants of the Food and Agricultural Approaches to Reducing Malnutrition (FAARM) trial in rural Sylhet Division, Bangladesh.

Methods

We conducted ten life history interviews, 16 key informant interviews, and four focus group discussions with women and men in communities within the FAARM study site in rural, north-eastern Banglades

SUBMITTER: Chandramohan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10675851 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature