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World Bank: Gender norms are strikingly similar across cultures

By Amy S. Choi | Published: March 5, 2013

TweetThe World Bank surveyed more than 4000 women, men, and children in 20 countries on social and gender norms last year. The results? We’re more similar than we are different. In one notable section of the study, The World Bank asked girls and boys to define what makes a “good” girl. Unsurprisingly, being helpful at [...]

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