article · Journal of Adolescent Health

The Intersection of Power and Gender: Examining the Relationship of Empowerment and Gender-Unequal Norms Among Young Adolescents in Kinshasa, DRC

Linnea Zimmerman
Leah R. Koenig
Patrick Kayembé
Matilde Maddeleno
Julie Pulerwitz
Caroline Moreau

202116 citationsOpen accessUniversité de Kinshasa (UNIKIN)

Abstract

This study demonstrated that gender norm perceptions and agency are distinct but related constructs. Interventions aimed to promote gender equality must consider gender unequal norms and gender-unequal divisions of power as important but different dynamics.

Research topics

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
Gender Roles and Identity Studies
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare

Sustainable Development Goals

5Gender Equality

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.03.031

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