Can Youth Empowerment Programs Reduce Violence against Girls during the COVID-19 Pandemic?
This paper shows that a youth empowerment program in Bolivia reduces the prevalence of violence against girls during the COVID-19 lockdown. The program offers training in soft skills and technical skills, sex education, mentoring, and job-finding a...
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okr-10986-351432022-09-20T00:10:15Z Can Youth Empowerment Programs Reduce Violence against Girls during the COVID-19 Pandemic? Gulesci, Selim Beccar, Manuela Puente Ubfal, Diego YOUTH EMPOWERMENT VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VIOLENCE AGAINST GIRLS LOCKDOWN CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM GENDER INNOVATION LAB AFRICA GENDER POLICY WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT WOMEN AND SOCIAL NORMS This paper shows that a youth empowerment program in Bolivia reduces the prevalence of violence against girls during the COVID-19 lockdown. The program offers training in soft skills and technical skills, sex education, mentoring, and job-finding assistance. To measure the effects of the program, the study conducts a randomized control trial with 600 vulnerable adolescents. The results indicate that seven months after its completion, the program increased girls' earnings and decreased violence targeting females. Violence is measured with both direct self-report questions and list experiments. These findings suggest that empowerment programs can reduce the level of violence experienced by young females during high-risk periods. 2021-02-18T14:46:12Z 2021-02-18T14:46:12Z 2021-02 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/498221613504523709/Can-Youth-Empowerment-Programs-Reduce-Violence-against-Girls-during-the-COVID-19-Pandemic http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35143 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9547 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa |
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YOUTH EMPOWERMENT VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VIOLENCE AGAINST GIRLS LOCKDOWN CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM GENDER INNOVATION LAB AFRICA GENDER POLICY WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT WOMEN AND SOCIAL NORMS |
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YOUTH EMPOWERMENT VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VIOLENCE AGAINST GIRLS LOCKDOWN CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM GENDER INNOVATION LAB AFRICA GENDER POLICY WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT WOMEN AND SOCIAL NORMS Gulesci, Selim Beccar, Manuela Puente Ubfal, Diego Can Youth Empowerment Programs Reduce Violence against Girls during the COVID-19 Pandemic? |
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This paper shows that a youth
empowerment program in Bolivia reduces the prevalence of
violence against girls during the COVID-19 lockdown. The
program offers training in soft skills and technical skills,
sex education, mentoring, and job-finding assistance. To
measure the effects of the program, the study conducts a
randomized control trial with 600 vulnerable adolescents.
The results indicate that seven months after its completion,
the program increased girls' earnings and decreased
violence targeting females. Violence is measured with both
direct self-report questions and list experiments. These
findings suggest that empowerment programs can reduce the
level of violence experienced by young females during
high-risk periods. |
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Working Paper |
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Gulesci, Selim Beccar, Manuela Puente Ubfal, Diego |
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Gulesci, Selim Beccar, Manuela Puente Ubfal, Diego |
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Gulesci, Selim |
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Can Youth Empowerment Programs Reduce Violence against Girls during the COVID-19 Pandemic? |
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Can Youth Empowerment Programs Reduce Violence against Girls during the COVID-19 Pandemic? |
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Can Youth Empowerment Programs Reduce Violence against Girls during the COVID-19 Pandemic? |
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Can Youth Empowerment Programs Reduce Violence against Girls during the COVID-19 Pandemic? |
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Can Youth Empowerment Programs Reduce Violence against Girls during the COVID-19 Pandemic? |
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can youth empowerment programs reduce violence against girls during the covid-19 pandemic? |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2021 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/498221613504523709/Can-Youth-Empowerment-Programs-Reduce-Violence-against-Girls-during-the-COVID-19-Pandemic http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35143 |
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