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Participatory Theater Empowers Women: Evidence from India

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dc.contributor.authorHoff, Karla
dc.contributor.authorJalan, Jyotsna
dc.contributor.authorSantra, Sattwik
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-02T14:54:46Z
dc.date.available2021-06-02T14:54:46Z
dc.date.issued2021-06
dc.description.abstractDomestic violence is common, socially and economically very costly, yet widely accepted in many countries. Can participatory theater—a novel cultural intervention—reduce its occurrence? Through a survey that the authors conducted in 92 villages in West Bengal, India, this paper provides a first large-scale evaluation of participatory theater. By utilizing markers of women’s empowerment, the survey shows that longterm exposure to plays on patriarchy enhances women’s empowerment and reduces spousal abuse by as much as 25 percent. The evidence suggests that such interactive plays, by encouraging its audience to rethink and rescript collective representations of domestic violence and masculinity, trigger durable social change in village communities.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/278011622551682622/Participatory-Theater-Empowers-Women-Evidence-from-India
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9680
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/35642
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 9680
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectWOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL NORMS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
dc.subjectPATRIARCHY
dc.subjectSOCIAL CHANGE
dc.titleParticipatory Theater Empowers Womenen
dc.title.subtitleEvidence from Indiaen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleParticipatory Theater Empowers Women: Evidence from India
okr.date.disclosure2021-06-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T09:47:04.118186Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/278011622551682622/Participatory-Theater-Empowers-Women-Evidence-from-India
okr.guid278011622551682622
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9680
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/278011622551682622/pdf/Participatory-Theater-Empowers-Women-Evidence-from-India.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.topicGender::Gender and Social Development
okr.topicSocial Development::Community Development and Empowerment
okr.topicSocial Development::Social Analysis
okr.topicSocial Development::Social Cohesion
okr.topicSocial Development::Social Conflict and Violence
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group, Development Economics
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