Men can cook: Effectiveness of a men’s engagement intervention to change attitudes and behaviors in rural Ethiopia

B-Tier
Journal: World Development
Year: 2025
Volume: 185
Issue: C

Score contribution per author:

0.335 = (α=2.01 / 6 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Graduation model interventions seek to address multiple barriers constraining households’ exit from poverty, however, few explicitly target restrictive gender norms. Using a randomized controlled trial design, combined with three rounds of data, we investigate the impacts on gender equitable attitudes and behaviors of a graduation program that seeks to address multiple constraints for those in poverty and improve restrictive gender norms in Ethiopia. We find that at 1-year follow-up all treatment arms lead to improvements in men’s gender equitable attitudes and their engagement in household domestic tasks as reported by both men and women; but at 3-year follow-up, impacts are only sustained in the treatment arms that introduced men’s engagement groups after the 1-year follow-up survey to further promote improvements in equitable gender norms.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:wdevel:v:185:y:2025:i:c:s0305750x24002511
Journal Field
Development
Author Count
6
Added to Database
2026-01-24