Gender Equality: Culture and the people

Experience from reviews on Attitude and Practices as a result of exposure to Gender Equality interventions

Gender Equality to empower women and girls towards improving economic situation and achieving the goal of poverty eradication has stemmed up a number of innovative interventions to drive this aim.

Unlike many development projects and targets, this looks at behavioral change, addressing social norms that lead to certain attitudes and practices.

Interventions to create awareness and impact knowledge have been leveraged on to address gender issues in society; radio and television programs and jingles, seminars and workshops, capacity building in different institution and policy reviews.


Looking at some of the outcome, research has shown in many places there has been improvement in women accessing education, health and even leadership opportunities. In reality this has been most successful in Urban settings leaving the Rural settings still lacking behind. Not surprising this set back in reaching the rural dwellers is linked to strong cultural bias and in other cases being comfortable with a certain lifestyle that change seems a difficult task to achieve.


A review on what some of the Gender Equality interventions have achieved and what is being done to reach this populace which make up almost half of a countries population in many countries making it necessary to desire similar impact revealed tackling this most difficult aspect towards promoting Gender Equality has made a positive shift by training and engaging 'Key Influencers', Religious and Traditional Leaders and even men in the communities. This community based intervention, not without its kick backs and challenges has recorded gradual positive results of awareness and benefits with regards to women accessing education, health, work and even leadership opportunities and especially how this benefits the community economically.

As a result there is increased awareness and willingness amongst the women to attain for greater goals and improve livelihood. This is a gradual process as there is more work to be done with men who have set ways towards certain norms and to reduce impending risk of more harm on the women demanding certain rights.

The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 is well on its way to achieving this target and with more targeted interventions and shared lessons, this could be a win-win for All.

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