Direct and Spillover Effects of a Teenage Girl Empowerment Program: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Nairobi, Kenya. (Public)
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Sky Intervention
Study ID sspp-2023-0067-v1
Study Title Direct and Spillover Effects of a Teenage Girl Empowerment Program: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Nairobi, Kenya.
Authors Tinghua Yu, Uchechi Annaduaka, Selina Hofstetter, Anna Wilke
Completion Time 15 Minutes
Close Date Jan. 31, 2024
Discipline Economics, Political Science
Field Development Economics, Comparative Politics
Country Kenya
Abstract
Research has found that women are more likely to disregard their own preferences in favor of those of others, including in romantic relationships and social interactions with the opposite gender. For example, women consistently give more in dictator games in which they can decide how to allocate a given amount of resources between themselves and others. Teenage girl empowerment programs are widely used to address these and other gender disparities, recognizing the potential lifetime benefits of early changes in girls’ trajectories and that attitudes and behaviors are most malleable at a younger age. This study examines the effects of a teenage girl empowerment campaign, called SKY club, in Nairobi, Kenya, where gender inequalities are prevalent. Through a TV series, magazine articles, Youtube and other social media content, the SKY club seeks to strengthen the bond between girls (“sisterhood”), increase their confidence, encourage them to resist peer pressure and express their own needs and preferences. We assess the direct effects of this campaign on participants as well as within-household spillover effects on other teenagers and young adults.
Study ID sspp-2023-0067-v1
Study Title Direct and Spillover Effects of a Teenage Girl Empowerment Program: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Nairobi, Kenya.
Authors Tinghua Yu, Uchechi Annaduaka, Selina Hofstetter, Anna Wilke
Completion Time 15 Minutes
Close Date Jan. 31, 2024
Discipline Economics, Political Science
Field Development Economics, Comparative Politics
Country Kenya
Abstract
Research has found that women are more likely to disregard their own preferences in favor of those of others, including in romantic relationships and social interactions with the opposite gender. For example, women consistently give more in dictator games in which they can decide how to allocate a given amount of resources between themselves and others. Teenage girl empowerment programs are widely used to address these and other gender disparities, recognizing the potential lifetime benefits of early changes in girls’ trajectories and that attitudes and behaviors are most malleable at a younger age. This study examines the effects of a teenage girl empowerment campaign, called SKY club, in Nairobi, Kenya, where gender inequalities are prevalent. Through a TV series, magazine articles, Youtube and other social media content, the SKY club seeks to strengthen the bond between girls (“sisterhood”), increase their confidence, encourage them to resist peer pressure and express their own needs and preferences. We assess the direct effects of this campaign on participants as well as within-household spillover effects on other teenagers and young adults.
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