Factors Influencing Attitudes Toward Intimate Partner Violence Among Married Women: A Multilevel Analysis Across 20 Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
Key Social Norms Take-aways: Acceptance of intimate partner violence reflects patriarchal gender norms that can normalize violence against women. Women surveyed between 2019 and 2022 were substantially less likely to justify intimate partner violence than those in earlier surveys, which the authors suggest may reflect shifting social norms and greater awareness. Education and women’s decision-making […]
Redefining Norms to Empower Women: Experiences and Lessons Learned
Key Social Norms Take-aways: This study highlights how challenging entrenched social norms around male aggression in intimate relationships requires not only community visibility but also strategies that shift both multiple types of norms. While the use of physical and verbal aggression remained prevalent in Sri Lanka’s plantation communities, early signs of weakening norms—particularly those related […]
The effect of a community based health promotion intervention to change gender norms among women in a rural community in Sri Lanka
Key Social Norms Take-aways: Social norms in this context position women as primary caregivers and homemakers, while framing male dominance, aggression, and decision-making as natural. These norms were widely accepted and normalized among women prior to the intervention. However, by linking gender norms to family health and well-being, and facilitating peer-led questioning of traditional roles, […]