Gender Roles among Adolescent Girls uses 7 items from the CARE Tipping Point Bangladesh baseline survey to measure gender equitable attitudes among 12-15 year old girls.
Geographies Tested: Bangladesh
Populations Included: Female
Age Range: Adolescents
1. A woman's role is to take care of her home and family
2. A woman has to have a husband or son or some other male kin to protect her
3. It is important for a man to show his wife who is the boss
4. A man should have the final decision about important household issues
5. Only when a woman has a child, she is a real woman
6. A wife should always obey her husband
7. A woman should tolerate violence in order to keep her family together
Response Options:
Disagree
Agree
Score of the scale ranges from 0 – 7, with higher score indicating more gender equitable attitudes.
Parvin, K., Nunna, T. T., Mamun, M. A., Talukder, A., Antu, J. F., Siddique, A. A., Kalra, S., Laterra, A., Sprinkel, A., Stefanik, L., & Naved, R. T. (2019). Tipping Point project: Report of the baseline study findings from Bangladesh. https://care.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Baseline-report_TP-_FINAL_March-30.pdf
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