Addressing harmful and unequal gender norms in early adolescence

Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli (), Marina Plesons and Avni Amin
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Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli: World Health Organization
Marina Plesons: World Health Organization
Avni Amin: World Health Organization

Nature Human Behaviour, 2018, vol. 2, issue 4, 239-240

Abstract: Early adolescence (age 10–14) is an important window of opportunity to address gender socialization as the basis for health and social justice. This Comment explains why this is the case and provides illustrative examples of existing evidence on strategies to promote gender equitable attitudes in young adolescents.

Date: 2018
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