Journal article
The changed and the unchanged: Peer learning for gender and development in Delhi
Amanda Gilbertson
Gender, Place and Culture: a journal of feminist geography | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) | Published : 2021
Abstract
Peer education has become a popular strategy for promoting gender equality in recent years in response to calls for more participatory forms of development and thanks to the growing popularity of ‘social norms change’ within the development industry. However, there is some evidence that the main benefits of peer education programs are accrued by the peer educators themselves, with little change evident among the target group. This essay draws on research with peer educators working in the ‘gender and development’ sector in Delhi to make two arguments. First, peer educators expressed a sense of enhanced agency and aspirations as a result of the participation in these development initiatives. ..
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I am very grateful to the gender justice workers who participated in the various research projects discussed in this essay and especially to 'Developing Young Lives' for making the student research that inspired this essay possible. I have been very fortunate to work with the following research associates and collaborators - Rashmi Singh, Mesha Murali, Niharika Pandit, Rukmini Sen, Amy Piedalue and Kalissa Alexeyeff. Thank you also to the student researchers - Lola Champtaloup, Amelia Fuller, Helena Ayers, Victoria Schucht, Monica Kelly and Alena Hetsch - and to the anonymous reviewers whose feedback was tremendously helpful. This research was funded by a McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellowship and a Dyason Grant, both from the University of Melbourne.