Magalí Brosio

I had the pleasure to interview the brilliant @sarastevano.bsky.social about her fantastic work on approaches to social reproduction. Listen to her speak about her work here 👇🏽

For those speaking German, Aline and I wrote this piece on digital sovereignty based on the Reclaiming Digital Sovereignty white paper that I co-authored with @cedricdurand.bsky.social @parismarx.com @paologerbaudo.bsky.social & Edemilson Paraná

Read the report here:
www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/pub...

A focus on these priorities should lead to a more nuanced and effective approach to measuring and addressing social norms in the pursuit of gender equality.

Full paper is available here: www.alignplatform.org/resources/me...

We propose two clusters of priorities:

- Improving the internal consistency of measures
- Incorporating emerging best practices through long-term, participatory approaches that capture gender equality outcomes and address institutional dimensions of social norm change

These shortcomings limit the effectiveness of norms-based work in improving gender equality outcomes. The paper concludes by outlining components of a future framework for measuring social norms and gender equality, suggesting what should be measured, why, how, and by whom.

The paper identifies four cross-cutting shortcomings:

1. Inconsistencies in definitions and measures of social norms
2. Unclear causal pathways
3. Poorly evidenced or conceptually under-justified recommendations
4. Failure to consider collective agency and contentious politics

Beginning with the premise that measurement is not a neutral or power-free process, the paper reviews seven key examples of how social norms are being measured to achieve gender equality, including studies by the OECD, UNDP, World Bank, and UN Women, among others.

Last year, I had the opportunity to collaborate with Prof. Kate Bedford on a UN Women Discussion Paper to critically explore how international development organisations conceptualise and measure social norms related to gender—and the policy recommendations that stem from these frameworks.

This video is from today's repression in Argentina. Milei's police against elderly people.

Watch and share: www.facebook.com/share/v/1BMu...

Demonstrations against this brutal repression starting now 👇

This #IWD2025 we give you our starter pack of women economists, futurists and long-term thinkers go.bsky.app/8PZ9dqf

Happy #InternationalWomensDay 💜💪

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