Counter-Mobilization against Child Marriage Reform in Africa

Muriaas, Ragnhild L.; Tønnessen, Liv; Wang, Vibeke

doi:10.1177/0032321717742859

Cited by 7 publications

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“…Importantly, some of the benefits of women's representation embraced by international audiences seem to hold in autocracies as well (Forman-Rabinovici and Sommer 2019; Mechkova and Carlitz 2021). For example, women representatives influenced landmark legislation in non-democratic Rwanda and Uganda, where they are part of the regime's support coalition (Bauer and Burnet 2013;Johnson and Josefsson 2016;Muriaas, Tonnessen, and Wang 2018;Tripp 2012;Wang 2013). During Uganda's eighth parliament , a number of lawsincluding against genital mutilation, domestic violence, and human trafficking-can be attributed at least in part to the "cumulative impact of a continuing increase in female MPs" and the active parliamentary women's caucus (Wang 2013, 116).…”

Section: Women's Political Rightsmentioning

confidence: 99%

International Rewards for Gender Equality Reforms in Autocracies

BUSH,

DONNO,

ZETTERBERG

2023

Am Polit Sci Rev

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How do international audiences perceive, and respond to, gender equality reforms in autocracies? For autocrats, the post-Cold War rewards associated with democracy create incentives to make reforms that will be viewed as democratic but not threaten their political survival. We theorize women’s rights as one such policy area, contrasting it with more politically costly reforms to increase electoral competition. A conjoint survey experiment with development and democracy promotion professionals demonstrates how autocracies enhance their reputations and prospects for foreign aid using this strategy. While increasing electoral competition significantly improves perceived democracy and support for aid, increasing women’s economic rights is also highly effective. Gender quotas exhibit a significant (though smaller) effect on perceived democracy. A follow-up survey of the public and elite interviews replicate and contextualize the findings. Relevant international elites espouse a broad, egalitarian conception of democracy, and autocrats accordingly enjoy considerable leeway in how to burnish their reputations.

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Section: Women's Political Rightsmentioning

confidence: 99%

International Rewards for Gender Equality Reforms in Autocracies

BUSH,

DONNO,

ZETTERBERG

2023

Am Polit Sci Rev

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“…Berbagai upaya juga telah dilakukan mulai dari mengatur hingga membatasi usia penikahan (Inayati, 2015;Yuksel-Kaptanoglu & Ergocmen, 2014), reformasi kebijakan (Muriaas et al, 2017), hingga pelaksanaan berbagai program yang ditujukan untuk mengurangi hingga menghilangkan praktik pernikahan usia dini. Di Indonesia sendiri, upaya mengurangi kasus child marriage ini dilakukan melalui berbagai program seperti Program GenRe (Generasi Berencana) dan Program Pendewasaan Usia Perkawinan yang menjadi program lintas sektor.…”

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Membangun Social Support Network melalui Penguatan Kapasitas Remaja Perempuan dalam Pencegahan Child Marriage di Perdesaan

Laturrakhmi

Oktaviani

Illahi

2023

JGN

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This community service is intended to develop IPPNU members’ capacity in order to strengthen their function as social support networks among girls in Kecamatan Tutur, Kabupaten Pasuruan Jatim since the incidence rate of child marriage in this area has become higher due to covid-19 pandemic. The organization’s ability to function as a social support network becomes critical for enhancing self-agency among girls in rural areas regarding their decision to marry. In order to develop this function, a range of treatments had been accomplished to improve participants’ knowledge, skills, and ability to apply critical thinking in both exploring the causes and designing preventive measures for child marriage. By involving 11 IPPNU members as participants, this community service employed workshops as the main method. The results have shown that participants’ knowledge about child marriage has been improved, particularly by the use of participatory communication techniques to explore some issues through the victims’ lens. This activity also resulted in the enhancement of participants’ knowledge and concern to utilize an online application for designing and creating digital content. Another interesting finding is the fact that participants had performed critical thinking through their reflection on what would they contribute to their environment individually.

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“…However, external pressure campaigns face formidable obstacles, especially when the targeted state or community is resistant to the movement's message. Campaign messages may not reach targeted communities, they may not persuade targeted communities, and they may promote backlash when they are perceived to originate from external actors (Munshi & Rosenzweig, 2006;Muriaas et al, 2018;Terman, 2019).…”

Section: The International Diffusion Of Social Normsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Radio Drama’s Effects on Attitudes Toward Early and Forced Marriage: Results From a Field Experiment in Rural Tanzania

Green

Groves

Manda

et al. 2022

Comparative Political Studies

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Early and forced marriage (EFM) is an increasing focus of international organizations and local non-government organizations. This study assesses the extent to which attitudes and norms related to EFM can be changed by locally tailored media campaigns. A two-hour radio drama set in rural Tanzania was presented to Tanzanian villagers as part of a placebo-controlled experiment randomized at the village level. A random sample of 1200 villagers was interviewed at baseline and invited to a presentation of the radio drama, 83% of whom attended. 95% of baseline respondents were re-interviewed two weeks later, and 97% 15 months after that. The radio drama produced sizable and statistically significant effects on attitudes and perceived norms concerning forced marriage, which was the focus of the radio drama, as well as more general attitudes about gender equality. Fifteen months later, treatment effects diminished, but we continue to see evidence of EFM-related attitude change.

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Counter-Mobilization against Child Marriage Reform in Africa

Cited by 7 publications

References 29 publications

International Rewards for Gender Equality Reforms in Autocracies

International Rewards for Gender Equality Reforms in Autocracies

Membangun Social Support Network melalui Penguatan Kapasitas Remaja Perempuan dalam Pencegahan Child Marriage di Perdesaan

A Radio Drama’s Effects on Attitudes Toward Early and Forced Marriage: Results From a Field Experiment in Rural Tanzania

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