Deep-seated cultural practices – such as female genital mutilation and child marriage – prevent girls from making progress in school.
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Though child marriage rates are declining globally, the practice remains worryingly common in some African countries.
Armed conflicts today involve slavery in many different forms, from forced marriage to child soldiers.
Girls and women will experience climate change in unique ways. This includes being vulnerable to gender-based violence as climate change brings about forced migration, loss of housing and income.
Policy changes and advocacy efforts have lead to improvements in the protection and wellbeing of children on the continent. But a lot more still needs to be done.
Policies are needed to prevent child marriage and protect women who marry as children from abusive relationships.
Around 33,000 child marriages took place in 2020 in Indonesia, a new report shows. This comes with more girls in Australia’s region dropping out of school and taking on more caring responsibilities.
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Psychological services for girls who have been abused and traumatised in their marriages would help alleviate and reduce distress.
The mental health implications of child marriage on young girls are significant
The 17 goals seek to end all forms of poverty everywhere by 2030, by achieving 169 targets. Progress in achieving them does not match the hype.
Over 60% of girls in Ethiopia are married by the age of 18. Many don’t have support in negotiating with their husbands and families to take control of their own fertility.
All 36 states in Nigeria must adopt the Child Rights Act to safeguard their children.
Tanzania’s government must focus on the drivers of teenage pregnancy, which are entirely overlooked in current punitive policies, instead of expelling and arresting schoolgirls.
The region has made progress but efforts must continue to end a harmful practice rooted in poverty and tradition.
Raising the minimum age for Indonesian women to marry to 19 years is important, but on its own is not enough to reduce rates of child marriage.
There isn’t much space in Zambia’s rural areas for open, judgement-free communication with friends and parents about sexual matters.
The data suggest that boys experience as much disadvantage as girls.
Close to 4 million teenage girls are subjected to breast ironing worldwide. This harmful cultural practice, which is most prevalent in West and Central Africa, needs to stop.
In Indonesia, one in four girls marry before the age of 18. It’s hoped a Constitutional Court ruling will spell the end of child marriages.
The appointment of women into positions of power can break stereotypes and inspire girls.
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Associate Professor of International Relations, Monash University
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Professor of Development Economics, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Kent
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Project Manager and Researcher at the Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World, Lebanese American University
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Researcher, Overseas Development Institute
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Psychologist, Stellenbosch University
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Young Lives Ethiopia Country Director, University of Oxford
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Emeritus Professor of Private Law, University of Cape Town
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University
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Professor, International Education and Director, Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre, University of Cambridge
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Lecturer in Environmental Sustainability, University of Energy and Natural Resources
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Senior Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Lecturer in Human Rights Law, Queen's University Belfast
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Director, Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World, Lebanese American University
