Authoring Agency: Let Girls LeadPublication Date: June 2014This case study examines how Let Girls Lead partner Asociacion IDEI advocated for increased government funding for adolescent girls’ health and education programs by engaging indigenous adolescent girls as leaders in their own advocacy campaign. Learn More …
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Authoring Agency: Let Girls LeadPublication Date: June 2014This case study examines how Let Girls Lead partners HOPE and THINK advocated for passage of the National Children’s Law, guaranteeing comprehensive protection for the health, education, and rights of girls and boys in Liberia. Learn More …
Advocacy Case Study: Transforming Girls’ Rights in Liberia Read More »
Authoring Agency: Let Girls LeadPublication Date: June 2014This case study highlights the efforts of CONACMI (the National Association Against Child Abuse) in combating gender-based violence and child abuse in Guatemala. The case study highlights CONACMI’s advocacy for the approval and implementation of a National Protocol for the Comprehensive Treatment of Victims of Sexual Violence, focusing on the
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Authoring Agency: Peterson Institute for International EconomicsPublication Date: March 2014This Policy Brief reviews the evidence that young women who participate in sports are more likely to attain educational success. It argues that the case for promoting girls’ sports is compelling and that access to sports can translate educational gains into higher education and employment success. Learn
Women, Sports, and Development: Does it Pay to Let Girls Play? Read More »
Authoring Agency: The White House Council on Women and GirlsPublication Date: November 2014This report highlights work the Administration has done over the last six years to reduce barriers to success for everyone including women and girls of color. Learn More …
Women and Girls of Color: Addressing Challenges and Expanding Opportunity Read More »
Authoring Agency: World Bank GroupPublication Date: 2014This report distills vast data and hundreds of studies to shed new light on constraints facing women and girls worldwide, from epidemic levels of gender-based violence to biased laws and norms that prevent them from owning property, working, and making decisions about their own lives. Learn More …
Voice and Agency: Empowering Women and Girls for Shared Prosperity Read More »
Authoring Agency: Forum for African Women Educationalists Uganda and the International Center for Research on WomenPublication Date: 2014From 2013 to 2014 ICRW and the Forum for African Women Educationalists Uganda (FAWEU) partnered to answer several questions about girls’ education in two districts in the West Nile sub-region of Northwestern Uganda. This report details their findings. Learn More …
Unpacking Reasons for Girls’ School Drop-Out in West Nile, Uganda Read More »
Authoring Agencies: The Health Policy Project, USAID, the Public Health Foundation of India, MEASURE Evaluation, and the International Center for Research on WomenPublication Date: October 2014This review presents evidence showing how gender-integrated programming influences health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: in particular, reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child, and adolescent health, HIV prevention and AIDS response,
Transforming Gender Norms, Roles, and Power Dynamics for Better Health Read More »
Authoring Agency: United Nations Population FundPublication Date: 2014An unprecedented 1.8 billion youth are alive today and they are the shapers and leaders of our global future. UNFPA’s flagship report focuses on the potential of today’s youth to transform the future, if they are given the proper tools and support. Learn More …
Authoring Agency: FHI 360Publication Date: 2014Using recent household survey data from nine East and Southern African countries, this paper examines one possible reason for this persistent gender disparity; the effects of early marriage and pregnancy, and finds that marital status has a strong negative impact on school attendance. Learn More …
