Purpose We aimed to describe and compare gender norms among 10-to 14-year-olds
versus 15-to 24-year-olds and to conduct a rigorous evaluation of the GEM Scale's …

Purpose There is increasing recognition that gender norms affect adolescent health and well-
being. This study explores the consistency of adolescents' gender norm perceptions across …

The relationship between gendered power relations and sexual behaviours of adolescents
has been limitedly explored in Uganda. A 2015 cross‐sectional survey covering 16 …

Background Understanding how gender norms affect health is an important entry point into
designing programs and policies to change norms and improve gender equality and health …

Background Prolonged political instability may have exacerbated gender inequitable beliefs
in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The aim of this study was to assess attitudes …

Context: Gender norms influence unintended pregnancy, maternal health, HIV/AIDS
infection, and act as barriers to reproductive health services. The Gender Equitable Men …

Adolescence is a time of particular risk for violence perpetrated by parents, teachers, peers
and intimate partners. Social norms that condone violent discipline, promote masculinities …

Background While women and girls are made vulnerable by inequitable and violent
versions of masculinities, there is increasing evidence that gender equality will not be …

The years between 10–19 represent a critical stage of human development during which
boys and girls learn and embody socially constructed gender norms, with long-term …

Purpose Transactional sex or informal sexual exchange relationships increase adolescent
girls' and young women's (AGYW) HIV and pregnancy risk in sub-Saharan Africa. These …