Purpose This review assesses evaluations published from 2000 to 2019 to shed light on
what approaches work, especially at scale and sustainably, to prevent child marriage in low …

Child marriage is a widespread violation of human rights. It is an impediment to social and
economic development, and it is rooted in gender inequality. The low value placed on girls …

Background Worldwide, there has been a massive increase in child marriages following the
COVID-19 crisis. In Indonesia, too, this figure has risen with Indonesia ranked amongst ten …

Background Child marriage, defined as marriage before 18 years of age, is a violation of
human rights and a marker of gender inequality. Growing attention to this issue on the global …

In many traditional societies, women's age at marriage acts simultaneously as a gateway to
new family roles and the likelihood of producing offspring. However, inadequate attention …

Girl child marriage remains widespread in India despite implementation of several policies
and programmes to eliminate the practice. This study examines the effects of girls' …

Hard-headed evidence on why the returns from investing in girls are so high that no nation
or family can afford not to educate their girls. Gene Sperling, author of the seminal 2004 …

PURPOSE: Despite the pervasiveness of child marriage and its potentially adverse
consequences on reproductive health outcomes, there is relatively little empirical evidence …

Purpose Globally, adolescent women are at risk for gender-based violence (GBV) including
sexual violence and intimate partner violence (IPV). Those in economically distressed …

Purpose Gender-based violence (GBV) is a global health and human rights issue with
individual and social determinants. Youth are considered high risk; national influences …