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

Rosangela Bando, Nidia Hidalgo and Austin Land
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Nidia Hidalgo: Inter-American Development Bank
Austin Land: University of California

Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy, 2019, vol. 2, issue 4, No 4, 225-239

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Community education; Teen dating violence; Gender violence; Gender attitudes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I14 I24 I25 J12 J16 J18 O12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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