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Education with a Social Focus on Gender Attitudes: Experimental Evidence from Secondary Education in El Salvador

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  • Rosangela Bando

    (Inter-American Development Bank)

  • Nidia Hidalgo

    (Inter-American Development Bank)

  • Austin Land

    (University of California)

Abstract

Gender-based violence is one of the most common social problems worldwide. It adversely affects development and the well-being of individuals. The most common prevention policy associated with gender violence is changes in attitudes through education. This paper examines the effects of an education program targeting young people between 12 and 18 years old in El Salvador. Using an experimental design, the analysis finds that the program led to changes in gender attitudes only among young women but not among young men. Both young women and men improved their knowledge about gender-related issues, but only young women carried out more conversations on the topic with peers. The analysis also identified changes in self-reported sexual behavior for both young men and women. This study provides evidence to help in the identification of effective approaches aimed at fostering a generation of young people free from gender-based violence.

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  • Rosangela Bando & Nidia Hidalgo & Austin Land, 2019. "Education with a Social Focus on Gender Attitudes: Experimental Evidence from Secondary Education in El Salvador," Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy, Springer, vol. 2(4), pages 225-239, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:joerap:v:2:y:2019:i:4:d:10.1007_s41996-019-00037-x
    DOI: 10.1007/s41996-019-00037-x
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    Keywords

    Community education; Teen dating violence; Gender violence; Gender attitudes;
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    JEL classification:

    • I14 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Inequality
    • I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality
    • I25 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Economic Development
    • J12 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J18 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Public Policy
    • O12 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development

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