Disclosing gender-biased social norms to close gender gaps
By combining the sharing of insights with analysis, the Social Norms Exploration Tool (SNET) provides a catalyst for the community itself to act on what is uncovered.
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Colleagues from the United Nations Rome-based Agencies (RBAs) and partner organizations have participated in a series of intensive multi-session workshops on identifying and examining social norms that hinder community development.
In two multi-session workshops held in September and December 2021, about 50 participants immersed themselves in concepts, exercises and debates revolving around the Social Norms Exploration Tool (SNET), a participatory methodology for investigating the informal, unwritten rules that govern the way people behave and interact within their communities.
The workshops were organized in the framework of the Joint Programme on Gender Transformative Approaches for Food Security and Nutrition (JP GTA), implemented by the three RBAs – the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP), in collaboration with and through financial support from the European Union.
In partnership with Georgetown University’s Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH), the workshops aimed to strengthen the capacities of RBAs staff and that of their partner organizations involved in the design, planning and implementation of rapid diagnostic studies to explore gendered-related social norms in Ecuador and Malawi – the two focus countries of the JP GTA.
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