TY - JOUR
T1 - Adolescent Girls and Their Family Members’ Attitudes Around Gendered Power Inequity and Associations with Future Aspirations in Karnataka, India
AU - Closson, Kalysha
AU - Prakash, Ravi
AU - Javalkar, Prakash
AU - Beattie, Tara
AU - Thalinja, Raghavendra
AU - Collumbien, Martine
AU - Ramanaik, Satyanarayana
AU - Isac, Shajy
AU - Watts, Charlotte
AU - Moses, Stephen
AU - Gafos, Mitzy
AU - Heise, Lori
AU - Becker, Marissa
AU - Bhattacharjee, Parinita
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2022.
PY - 2023/4
Y1 - 2023/4
N2 - Intergenerational differences in inequitable gender attitudes may influence developmental outcomes, including education. In rural Karnataka, India, we examined the extent of intergenerational (adolescent girls [AGs] vs. older generation family members) dis/agreement to attitudes around gendered power inequities, including gender roles and violence against women (VAW). Unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression examined associations between intergenerational dis/agreement to attitude statements and AGs’ future educational and career aspirations. Of 2,457 AGs, 90.9% had a matched family member (55% mothers). While traditional gender roles were promoted intergenerationally, more AGs supported VAW than family members. In adjusted models, discordant promotion of traditional gender roles and concordant disapproval of VAW were associated with greater aspirations. Results highlight the need for family-level programming promoting positive modeling of gender-equitable attitudes.
AB - Intergenerational differences in inequitable gender attitudes may influence developmental outcomes, including education. In rural Karnataka, India, we examined the extent of intergenerational (adolescent girls [AGs] vs. older generation family members) dis/agreement to attitudes around gendered power inequities, including gender roles and violence against women (VAW). Unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression examined associations between intergenerational dis/agreement to attitude statements and AGs’ future educational and career aspirations. Of 2,457 AGs, 90.9% had a matched family member (55% mothers). While traditional gender roles were promoted intergenerationally, more AGs supported VAW than family members. In adjusted models, discordant promotion of traditional gender roles and concordant disapproval of VAW were associated with greater aspirations. Results highlight the need for family-level programming promoting positive modeling of gender-equitable attitudes.
KW - India
KW - adolescent girls
KW - education
KW - future aspirations
KW - gender attitudes
KW - gender equity
KW - power
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U2 - 10.1177/10778012221097142
DO - 10.1177/10778012221097142
M3 - Article
C2 - 35959552
AN - SCOPUS:85135849053
SN - 1077-8012
VL - 29
SP - 836
EP - 859
JO - Violence Against Women
JF - Violence Against Women
IS - 5
ER -