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Your Gender TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATION Glossary

All the key terms you need to understand when preparing for Gender Transformative Education, quickly and effectively.

What is Gender norms?

Definition

Gender norms are social and cultural expectations that determine what individual behaviors and expressions are appropriate or acceptable for particular genders. Norms become socially accepted and a part of “culture” but they can be changed.

References

Plan International, Transform Education, UNGEI, UNICEF (2023) Gender Transformative Education: Reimagining education for a more just and inclusive world

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