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Effectiveness of peer-led education interventions on contraceptive use, unmet need, and demand among adolescent girls in Gedeo Zone, South Ethiopia. A cluster randomized controlled trial

Peer-led sex education significantly boosts contraceptive use and demand while reducing unmet contraceptive needs among Ethiopian adolescent girls.

Yohannes Addisu Wondimagegene, Gurmesa Tura Debelew, Zewdie Birhanu Koricha (2023)

An ally you say? Endorsing White women as allies to encourage perceptions of allyship and organizational identity-safety among Black women

Inside STEM organizations, Black women report feeling greater trust and belonging when there is perceived allyship from other female employees.

India R. Johnson, Evava S. Pietri (2020)

A gender bias habit-breaking intervention led to increased hiring of female faculty in STEMM departments

An intervention treating gender bias as a changeable habit led to more gender-balanced hiring of university faculty over the next two years.

Patricia G. Devine, Patrick Forscher, William T. L. Cox, Anna Kaatz, Jennifer Sheridan, Molly Carnes (2017)

The Effect of an Intervention to Break the Gender Bias Habit for Faculty at One Institution: A Cluster Randomized, Controlled Trial

A habit-breaking approach to gender bias led to behavioral changes and improved work climate among university faculty.

Molly Carnes, Patricia G. Devine, Linda Baier Manwell, Angela Byars-Winston, Eve Fine, Cecilia E. Ford, Patrick Forscher, Carol Isaac, Anna Kaatz, Wairimu Magua, Mari Palta, Jennifer Sheridan (2015)

Seeds of Prevention: The Impact on Health Behaviors of Young Adolescent Girls in Uttar Pradesh, India, a Cluster Randomized Control Trial

An integrated, school-based intervention among girls in early adolescence led to healthier behaviors in nutrition, hygiene, reproductive health, and use of health services.

Nandita Kapadia-Kundu, Douglas Storey, Basil Safi, Geetali Trivedi, Rama Tupe, G. Narayana (2014)

Findings from the SASA! Study: a cluster randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of a community mobilization intervention to prevent violence against women and reduce HIV risk in Kampala, Uganda

A community mobilization intervention piloted in Uganda significantly reduced social acceptance of gender inequality and intimate partner violence (IPV), as well as actual experience of IPV and risky sexual behavior.

Tanya Abramsky, Karen Devries, Ligia Kiss, Janet Nakuti, Nambusi Kyegombe, Elizabeth Starmann, Bonnie Cundill, Leilani Francisco, Dan Kaye, Tina Musuya, Lori Michau, Charlotte Watts (2014)