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

De Cao, Elisabetta ORCID: 0000-0002-7769-486X, Huis, Marloes, Jemaneh, Samson and Lensink, Robert (2017) Community conversations as a strategy to change harmful traditional practices against women. Applied Economics Letters, 24 (2). 72 - 74. ISSN 1350-4851

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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.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rael20/current
Additional Information:	© 2016 The Authors
Divisions:	Health Policy
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Date Deposited:	27 Sep 2019 11:30
Last Modified:	16 Apr 2024 16:45
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/101590

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