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Episode 2 | Decoding Impact – Season 4  

Host: Rathish Balakrishnan, Co-founder & Managing Partner, Sattva Consulting

Guests:

Sohini Bhattacharya, Independent Consultant - Gender and Leadership & Senior Advisor, Accelerator for Shifting Gender Norms Through Education

Erin Ganju, Managing Director - Accelerator for Shifting Gender Norms through Education

What are gender norms? How do they impact a woman’s ability to work or study? And most importantly, can they be changed?In this episode of #DecodingImpact, Sohini Bhattacharya and Erin Ganju weigh in with deep insights, inspirational stories, and moving anecdotes drawn from their decades-long experience in working with communities and shifting gender norms.

The conversation explores the reality of deeply embedded norms, the negative impact of women’s limited participation in the workforce, and the role of all stakeholders - from schools to families - in bringing about societal transformation.

Key Topics Discussed

1. Understanding gender norms

2. The negative impact of women’s limited participation in the workforce on families, communities, and nations

3. Gender norms are hard to change, but it’s possible

4. Engaging adolescents in important conversations

5. How patriarchy also harms boys and men

6. The role of schools, teachers, and parents

7. Mobilising communities to support gender equality

8. How systems and organisations can drive lasting change