This video short highlights ALIGN's research on the impacts of social media and gender norms. Social media perpetuates gender norms that shape our daily lives, but online feminist activism is shifting attitudes and behaviour. Memes, digital art and educative posts can break the bias by calling out patriarchal gender norms. Together we can ignite change.
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