Community conversations as a strategy to change harmful traditional practices against women

Elisabetta De Cao, Marloes Huis, Samson Jemaneh and Robert Lensink

Applied Economics Letters, 2017, vol. 24, issue 2, 72-74

Abstract: This article conducts a series of list experiments to detect whether community conversations contribute to a change in thinking about harmful traditional practices in Ethiopia. While our findings are mixed, we provide evidence that community conversations are indeed a valuable instrument to induce a change in social values in order to empower women.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2016.1161713

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