Known-groups study finds acceptable psychometric properties for an intersectional IPV stigma scale in Botswana
A 2025 known-groups study of 400 women in urban and peri-urban Botswana found that a new 11-item scale had acceptable ...
Tag: gender norms
Female Role Models Reshape Girls’ Educational Dreams in Rural Ghana
A qualitative study in five districts of rural northern Ghana finds that locally grounded female role models broadened adolescent girls' ...
One in Three Ghanaian Women Justifies Partner Violence, Landmark Survey Finds
A survey-weighted analysis of 14,359 Ghanaian women finds 32.4 percent justify intimate partner violence, with steep wealth and education gradients ...
Rejecting Wife-Beating Norms Cuts Intimate Partner Violence Risk Across 21 African Countries
A study of 90,807 women across 21 sub-Saharan African countries finds that rejecting violence-justifying norms and greater social independence are ...
Asthma, Dust and Duty: How Inequity Keeps Uyghur Children From Moving
A year-long ethnography in Kashgar shows that structural, cultural and environmental inequities, not family failure, restrict physical activity among Uyghur ...
Peer Groups Take Center Stage in Bold Trial Targeting Substance Use and Gender Norms in Southern Africa
A new cluster randomized trial will test whether an eight-session peer intervention delivered inside vocational training programs can reduce substance ...
Co-Designed Boots Help Rwandan Women Farmers Fight a Disabling Soil Disease
A co-designed women-centered farming boot tested in rural Rwanda encouraged consistent footwear use, eased podoconiosis symptoms, and fostered empowerment among ...
Flying Under the Radar: Why Young Women Are Self-Diagnosing ADHD
A qualitative study of 15 young Swedish women finds that self-diagnosed ADHD serves as a powerful tool for identity formation, ...
Married Students in Iran Describe a ‘Tempest of Parenthood’ as Barriers Outweigh Baby Bonuses
A qualitative study of 14 married Iranian university students finds that medical, psychological, sociocultural, financial, and time-related barriers collectively overwhelm ...
Where Patriarchy Runs Deepest, Women Face Nearly Double the Odds of Partner Violence, India-Wide Study Finds
A nationwide analysis of more than 61,000 Indian women finds that those living in districts with the highest levels of ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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