Child Marriage : A Critical Barrier to Girls’ Schooling and Gender Equality in Education
Education is not only a human right, but also a powerful tool for women’s empowerment and a strategic development investment. There is a clear multiplier effect to educating girls; women who are educated are healthier, participate more in the formal labor market, earn more income, have fewer childre...
Main Authors: | McCleary-Sills, Jennifer, Hanmer, Lucia, Parsons, Jennifer, Klugman, Jeni |
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Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | en_US |
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Taylor and Francis
2015
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23527 |
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