This season, host Reena Ninan explores the importance of male allies in advancing women's rights and economic freedoms. The topic came up at FP's 2022 Her Power Summit. There Hana Brixi, the global director of gender at the World Bank, shared an anecdote from research they conducted in Sub-Saharan Africa. They found one group to be particularly effective in changing men's and boys’ attitudes towards gender equality: local religious leaders.
In the first part of this episode, reporter Eunice Maina travels to central Kenya where she meets with a pastor involved in a movement which advocates for gender rights and works to get more women into elected positions.
Then in the second half, Reena speaks with Prince Adeleke of Akoko Kingdom in Nigeria. He is on the executive steering committee of COTLA – the Council of Traditional Leaders of Africa. He talks about the hands on work he leads with men to overcome gender stereotypes.
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