Holding Up Half the Sky? The Influence of State Actors on Gender Norms in Rural India

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Brief Overview

We investigate whether state actors (elected politicians and bureaucrats) can change families' beliefs about the social acceptability of investing in girls' education.

Authors

• Franziska Roscher, Georgia Institute of Technology

• Anjali Bohlken, Georgia Institute of Technology

• Charles Robert Hankla, Georgia State University

• Sayan Banerjee, Texas Tech University