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Pathways for Transforming Social Norms for Women’s Leadership

Overview: The poster presents three interconnected pathways for transforming discriminatory social norms to advance women’s leadership.


The Three Pathways:

PathwayFocusKey Actions
1. Challenging and transforming narrativesIdeas & beliefsReplace narratives that power belongs to men with narratives of power redistribution and inclusive leadership that reflect society’s diversity
2. Supporting material changeStructures & systemsDismantle existing power structures through formal mechanisms like gender quotas, institutional reforms, and gender-sensitive parliaments
3. Empowering feminist and women’s movementsCollective action & agencyBuild bold coalitions to strengthen collective voice and agency, demand accountability, change power dynamics, and sustain progress

Overall Theme: A comprehensive, three-pronged strategy for social norm transformation – addressing ideas (narratives), structures (material change), and collective power (movements) simultaneously to create lasting change for women’s leadership.

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