Improving the Well-Being of Adolescent Girls in Developing Countries
Adolescent girls are viewed as a key demographic group to target for successfully breaking the intergenerational transmission of poverty in developing countries. Unfortunately, for many teenage girls in developing countries, adolescence entails a f...
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okr-10986-367922022-01-05T05:10:35Z Improving the Well-Being of Adolescent Girls in Developing Countries World Bank ADOLESCENT GIRLS ADOLESCENT HEALTH POVERTY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT FERTILITY MARRIAGE ACCESS TO SERVICES JOB TRAINING SOCIAL NORMS VOCATIONAL TRAINING EMPOWERMENT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES CASH TRANSFERS Adolescent girls are viewed as a key demographic group to target for successfully breaking the intergenerational transmission of poverty in developing countries. Unfortunately, for many teenage girls in developing countries, adolescence entails a fleeting transition from childhood to adulthood, when they are expected to behave as adults even though they are not biologically, cognitively, or emotionally ready to assume adult responsibilities. This report summarizes the state of the evidence and provides policy guidance on interventions that have sought to: (1) increase educational attainment; (2) delay childbearing; and/or (3) delay marriage for adolescent girls in developing countries. The focus is on these three outcomes because it is believed that altering these outcomes can have lasting effects on an individual’s well-being as well as the well-being of others, for example an individual’s (future) children. Despite these outcomes having long-lasting effects on lifetime well-being, they can be readily measured in the short-medium term, making it easier for researchers to analyze the impacts of different interventions on them. 2022-01-04T21:24:32Z 2022-01-04T21:24:32Z 2021-12 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/099025312242111019/P1699940bcc13001a083820804f74e8151b http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36792 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Women in Development and Gender Study |
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Adolescent girls are viewed as a key
demographic group to target for successfully breaking the
intergenerational transmission of poverty in developing
countries. Unfortunately, for many teenage girls in
developing countries, adolescence entails a fleeting
transition from childhood to adulthood, when they are
expected to behave as adults even though they are not
biologically, cognitively, or emotionally ready to assume
adult responsibilities. This report summarizes the state of
the evidence and provides policy guidance on interventions
that have sought to: (1) increase educational attainment;
(2) delay childbearing; and/or (3) delay marriage for
adolescent girls in developing countries. The focus is on
these three outcomes because it is believed that altering
these outcomes can have lasting effects on an individual’s
well-being as well as the well-being of others, for example
an individual’s (future) children. Despite these outcomes
having long-lasting effects on lifetime well-being, they can
be readily measured in the short-medium term, making it
easier for researchers to analyze the impacts of different
interventions on them. |
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Improving the Well-Being of Adolescent Girls in Developing Countries |
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Improving the Well-Being of Adolescent Girls in Developing Countries |
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Improving the Well-Being of Adolescent Girls in Developing Countries |
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Improving the Well-Being of Adolescent Girls in Developing Countries |
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Improving the Well-Being of Adolescent Girls in Developing Countries |
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improving the well-being of adolescent girls in developing countries |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2022 |
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