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Understanding norms that underpin sexual and gender based violence in northern Zambia

91Èȱ¬ Media Action is supporting local radio stations in northern Zambia to produce gender-sensitive programming that increases understanding and fosters discussion about gender equality, eventually shifting norms around sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV)

Published: October 2019

This research summary describes our formative research which found that: families are less willing to invest in girls’ education; marriage and motherhood are signifiers of status for women in the community; and the tightly knit web of social norms that creates inequality between men and women contributes to community acceptance of SGBV.

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