Will Your Husband Change Diapers? Maybe Not

Men and Boys

Wed, 03/09/2011

Wall Street Journal

Diksha Sahni

Diksha Sahni of the Wall Street Journal's India Real Time blog reports on results from ICRW’s International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES) in India, which found that Indian men were among those who had the least gender-equitable attitudes and behavior. Ajay Singh, an ICRW technical specialist who co-authored the report, is quoted.

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