Tasmia Rahman
Biographic Data
| ID | 6926472 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tasmia Rahman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tasmia |
| FAMILY NAME | Rahman |
| SIGNATURE | RAHMAN T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Addressing Social and Gender Norms to Promote Gender Equality
This thematic note is part of a series being developed to inform the 2024-30 WBG Gender Strategy. It provides a summary of existing evidence in applying a social norms lens to development policy, including guidance on defining, measuring, and changing social norms, with specific guidance for WBG task teams and recommendations for policymakers.
Shifting social norms to reduce open defecation in rural India
Toilet ownership in India has grown in recent years, but open defecation can persist even when rural households own latrines. There are at least two pathways through which social norms inhibit the use of toilets in rural India: (1) beliefs/expectations that others do not use toilets or latrines or find open defecation unacceptable; and (2) beliefs about ritual notions of purity that dissociate latrines from cleanliness. A survey in Uttar Pradesh,…
Measuring Social Norms about Female Labor Force Participation in Jordan
This study conducted a large-scale, \n representative survey of social norms for female labor force \n participation in three governorates of Jordan. The social \n norms measures are disaggregated into thematic clusters, \n empirical and normative expectations, and interpersonal \n expectations within the household. The measurements satisfy \n reasonable tests for internal consistency, external \n validity, and test-retest reliability. The survey…
Shifting social norms to reduce open defecation in rural India
Toilet ownership in India has grown in recent years, but open defecation can persist even when rural households own latrines. There are at least two pathways through which social norms inhibit the use of toilets in rural India: (1) beliefs/expectations that others do not use toilets or latrines or find open defecation unacceptable; and (2) beliefs about ritual notions of purity that dissociate latrines from cleanliness. A survey in Uttar Pradesh,…
Measuring Social Norms about Female Labor Force Participation in Jordan
This study conducted a large-scale, \n representative survey of social norms for female labor force \n participation in three governorates of Jordan. The social \n norms measures are disaggregated into thematic clusters, \n empirical and normative expectations, and interpersonal \n expectations within the household. The measurements satisfy \n reasonable tests for internal consistency, external \n validity, and test-retest reliability. The survey…
Shifting social norms to reduce open defecation in rural India
Toilet ownership in India has grown in recent years, but open defecation can persist even when rural households own latrines. There are at least two pathways through which social norms inhibit the use of toilets in rural India: (1) beliefs/expectations that others do not use toilets or latrines or find open defecation unacceptable; and (2) beliefs about ritual notions of purity that dissociate latrines from cleanliness. A survey in Uttar Pradesh,…
Addressing Social and Gender Norms to Promote Gender Equality
This thematic note is part of a series being developed to inform the 2024-30 WBG Gender Strategy. It provides a summary of existing evidence in applying a social norms lens to development policy, including guidance on defining, measuring, and changing social norms, with specific guidance for WBG task teams and recommendations for policymakers.
Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Economics (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (1 work) · Defecation (1 work) · Demographic economics (1 work) · Dietary Effects on Health (1 work)