Abstract:

The systematic review aimed to synthesize evidence on the effectiveness of interventions promoting gender equity among adolescents in Ibero-America between 2019 and 2025. Following PRISMA guidelines, articles were searched in Elicit, PubMed, the Virtual Health Library and Dialnet, applying criteria for age, language, region, publication year and outcome evaluation. Forty studies were ultimately included. Findings indicate that school-based, community and digital interventions reduce gender stereotypes, benevolent sexism and romantic myths while enhancing empathy, knowledge and protective skills; only a few succeed in lowering violent behaviors. The discussion underscores that cognitive-emotional changes preceded behavioral ones, and that programme length, family-community engagement and technological reinforcement determine effect size. The review concludes that these programmes do transform attitudes, but longer duration and longitudinal follow-up are needed to translate those gains into sustained reductions in violence and inequality.