Visionaria included in showcase of local action to challenge gender norms

Paul SpurzemNews

Paola Pereznieto, consultant and research fund manager at the ALIGN (Advancing Learning and Innovation on Gender Norms) platform, highlighted Visionaria Network’s research and program activities in a December 2019 update about local action and research to challenge traditional gender norms.

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Paul Spurzem and Paola Saldivias of the Visionaria Network in Peru presented findings from the participatory research project ‘Projecting Futures’, funded by ALIGN, which explored whether the network’s Visionaria for Schools (VfS) programme had helped to modify adolescents’ gendered perceptions and behaviours. The research found that while traditional gender norms contributed to marked differences in expectations for and by students, VfS has enabled students and teachers to reflect more consciously on gender norms and has given participants a stronger sense of decision-making autonomy.

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