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Training and Shifting Gender Norms: Evidence from a training intervention in rural Nepal

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  • Janzen, Sarah A.
  • Magnan, Nicholas
  • Mullally, Conner C.
  • Sharma, Shruti

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  • Janzen, Sarah A. & Magnan, Nicholas & Mullally, Conner C. & Sharma, Shruti, 2021. "Training and Shifting Gender Norms: Evidence from a training intervention in rural Nepal," 2021 Annual Meeting, August 1-3, Austin, Texas 314065, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.314065
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