Laura Elizabeth Woollett’s fourth novel cracks open the toxic power dynamics between a privileged huddle of ‘Blondes’ and the culturally diverse girls they seek to marginalise.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Articles on Adolescent girls
Displaying all articles
Lots of young teens and first-time tampon users are intimidated by tampons. But they’re easy once you get the hang of it.
We analysed the primary care records of more than 9 million young patients across the UK.
The mental health of teenagers has grown far worse over the last decade. But a new report shows that, compared with boys, teen girls are disproportionately experiencing sadness and hopelessness.
We need a combination of new approaches to reduce age disparate sex. And we need new technologies to protect young women.
Research shows that many girls are in elementary school when they have their first period. But often they have not received adequate health education.
PrEP enables adolescent girls and young women to protect themselves from HIV without having to convince a partner to use a condom at the time of sex.
Many young women faced challenges with online learning and studying at home during COVID, but some showed resilience and a determination to achieve their educational goals.
The loss of income, economic and food insecurity, fear of infection, and death of family members resulted in feelings of frustration, anxiety and depression.
Up to 257 million women who want to avoid pregnancy are not using safe, modern contraception methods
Despite the high incidence of adolescent pregnancy and the risks it poses, there isn’t much data on maternal mental health in this age group in sub-Saharan Africa.
Ample research demonstrates the harms Instagram causes teen girls, especially around body image. Meta is now facing the consequences of knowingly marketing a harmful service.
The average Nigerian woman or child faces a host of hindrances in accessing health services.
Adolescent girls can contribute to social change, economic growth, sustainable development and peaceful societies. They should be able to live their lives free from violence.
Adolescent girls face unique challenges in times of conflict and crisis yet they are rarely consulted about how to engender peace in their communities.
“Never Have I Ever” is a fresh, fun and poignant addition to television’s repertoire of coming-of-age stories, especially for stories of Indian teenage girls.
Understanding the drivers of early childbearing in specific contexts is important for effective policy making.
There’s an urgent need for interventions to increase uptake of antiretroviral therapy and improve services for adolescents.
Women and adolescent girls say that being outdoors in nature offers opportunities to gain confidence in physical activity.
Top contributors
-
Socio-behavioural public health researcher, South African Medical Research Council
-
Associate Professor of International Relations, Monash University
-
Professor of Psychology, Bridgewater State University
-
Professor of Health Promotion; Scientific Director of the Healthy Populations Institute, Dalhousie University
-
Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University
-
Director, Centre for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA)
-
Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies and Media Arts, McMaster University
-
Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Monash University
-
Interdisciplinary PhD Candidate & Instructor, Health Promotion, Dalhousie University
-
Senior Researcher, Health Economics and Epidemiology Research Office, University of the Witwatersrand
-
Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
-
Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Lagos
-
Professor of Demography and Social Statistics., Obafemi Awolowo University
-
Professor of Public Health and Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis
-
Professor of Psychology, University of Kentucky
