Changing Male Perceptions of Gender Equality: Evidence from a Randomised Controlled Trial Study
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Changing Male Perceptions of Gender Equality : Evidence from a Randomised Controlled Trial Study. / Nguyen, Cuong Viet ; Tarp, Finn.
I: World Development, Bind 158, 106019, 2022.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Changing Male Perceptions of Gender Equality
T2 - Evidence from a Randomised Controlled Trial Study
AU - Nguyen, Cuong Viet
AU - Tarp, Finn
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - In this study, we use a randomized control trial to examine whether asking Vietnamese men to reflect on gender equality can reduce their gender bias. We randomly selected two groups of married men in four rural provinces and asked the first group to make comments on gender-related laws and the second group to write stories about gender equality. We find that commenting on gender-related laws does not reduce men’s bias against women, while writing stories has a strong effect on reducing prejudice against women. Writing stories increases the index of gender attitudes of men in the second group by 0.29 standard deviations. The assignment also has a small effect on their contribution to housework. Changing men’s behaviour in practice requires stronger and more sustained interventions.
AB - In this study, we use a randomized control trial to examine whether asking Vietnamese men to reflect on gender equality can reduce their gender bias. We randomly selected two groups of married men in four rural provinces and asked the first group to make comments on gender-related laws and the second group to write stories about gender equality. We find that commenting on gender-related laws does not reduce men’s bias against women, while writing stories has a strong effect on reducing prejudice against women. Writing stories increases the index of gender attitudes of men in the second group by 0.29 standard deviations. The assignment also has a small effect on their contribution to housework. Changing men’s behaviour in practice requires stronger and more sustained interventions.
U2 - 10.1016/j.worlddev.2022.106019
DO - 10.1016/j.worlddev.2022.106019
M3 - Journal article
VL - 158
JO - World Development
JF - World Development
SN - 1873-5991
M1 - 106019
ER -
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