In this Series paper, we review evidence for interventions to reduce the prevalence and
incidence of violence against women and girls. Our reviewed studies cover a broad range of …

In sub-Saharan Africa, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) are 5 to 14 times more
likely to be infected with HIV than their male peers. Every day, more than 750 AGYW are …

Investment in the capabilities of the world's 1· 2 billion adolescents is vital to the UN's
Sustainable Development Agenda. We examined investments in countries of low income …

We study a government program in Uganda designed to help the poor and unemployed
become self-employed artisans, increase incomes, and thus promote social stability. Young …

Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) is pervasive throughout the world, with profound
consequences for women's health. While women's 'economic empowerment'is touted as a …

The world's poor—and programs to raise their incomes—are increasingly concentrated in
fragile states. We review the evidence on what interventions work, and whether stimulating …

Child marriage is still common in the develo** world: in 2012, one in three women was
married by age 18, with more than 10% married before age 15. Beginning in 2000 …

We show that extremely poor, war-affected women in northern Uganda have high returns to
a package of $150 cash, five days of business skills training, and ongoing supervision …

Background: 21 million girls get pregnant every year. Many initiatives are empowering girls.
Various studies have looked at girl empowerment, however, there is contradicting evidence …

We use a randomised experiment to evaluate Turkey's vocational training programmes for
the unemployed. A detailed follow‐up survey of a large sample with low attrition enables …