Towards Gender Equality: The GEMS Journey thus Far – An Evaluation Report of the Gender Equity Movement in Schools (GEMS) Program in Jharkhand.

Abstract

Gender-based violence (GBV) reflects and reinforces inequitable gender norms. These norms are known to affect the health and lives of girls and boys, men and women at all levels of society, and result in adverse outcomes such as emotional distress, mental health problems and poor reproductive health (Contreras et al. 2012; Knerr, 2011). Inequitable gender norms also limit women’s access to education, employment and health care and curtail their involvement in decisionmaking (ICRW, 2011; Acharya, 2010; G. Sen and P. Ostlin, 2008).