UN Women Arabic conducted a social experiment to demonstrate the views of gender roles in the Arab World in honor of International Women's Day on Mar. 8.
In the social experiment, 20 young men and women from seven Arab countries were asked to switch gender roles and to answer a series of questions from the perspective of the other gender-based on how gender roles are viewed in the region.
"What if we switched roles? Participate with us on #If_IWas_AWoman, #If_IWas_AMan. Wait for us today for a regional social experiment. World #Half_AndHalf."
In the video of the experiment, which was shot in cooperation with Egyptian production company Axeer Studio, the young men and women take on a variety of issues concerning gender equality.
They were asked to voice the views of gender roles in the Arab World when it comes to issues such as sexism in the household, domestic violence against women and the participation of women in the labor force.
The social experiment was conducted to promote gender equality in the Arab World in accordance with the UN Women's global initiative titled "Planet 50-50 by 2030".
لو بدلنا الأدوار - Social Experiment | عالم نص بالنص بمناسبة اليوم العالمي للمرأة عملنا تجربة مجتمعية مع مجموعة مختلفة من شابات وشباب الوطن العربي وسألناهم هتعملوا إيه لو بدّلنا الأدوار ؟ ودي كانت ردود أفعالهمشاركونا آراؤكم على هاش تاج #لو_كنت_ست و #لو_كنت_راجل على فيس بوك وتويترالفيديو ل UN Women Arabic بالتعاون مع أكسير ستوديو
Posted by Axeer Studio on Tuesday, 8 March 2016
The ongoing initiative, the theme of which is "Step it Up for Gender Equality," aims to reach a 50-50 level of equality between men and women around the world by the year 2030.
The initiative was launched in line with the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development . The agenda outlines coordinating global efforts toward the implementation of 17 Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. These include "achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls."