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Addressing harmful and unequal gender norms in early adolescence

Early adolescence (age 10–14) is an important window of opportunity to address gender socialization as the basis for health and social justice. This Comment explains why this is the case and provides illustrative examples of existing evidence on strategies to promote gender equitable attitudes in young adolescents.

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This work was funded by the UNDP–UNFPA–UNICEF–WHO–World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), a cosponsored programme executed by the World Health Organization (WHO).

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Chandra-Mouli, V., Plesons, M. & Amin, A. Addressing harmful and unequal gender norms in early adolescence. Nat Hum Behav 2, 239–240 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-018-0318-3

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