Child Marriage, Family Law, and Religion : An Introduction to the Fall 2015 Issue

Child marriage, defined as marrying before the age of 18, is a practice that affects mostly girls and often leads to violations of human rights for the girls who have to marry early. UNICEF estimates that 140 million girls will marry early in the next decade or up to 40,000 per day. Especially when...

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Main Author:	Wodon, Quentin
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	en_US
Published:	Taylor and Francis 2015
Subjects:	child marriage human rights gender equality education wellbeing employability cultural norms religious beliefs
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23528

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spelling	okr-10986-235282021-04-23T14:04:15Z Child Marriage, Family Law, and Religion : An Introduction to the Fall 2015 Issue Wodon, Quentin child marriage human rights gender equality education wellbeing employability cultural norms religious beliefs Child marriage, defined as marrying before the age of 18, is a practice that affects mostly girls and often leads to violations of human rights for the girls who have to marry early. UNICEF estimates that 140 million girls will marry early in the next decade or up to 40,000 per day. Especially when marriage takes place very early (well below the age of 18), it profoundly affects a girl’s life through lowering her education and future earnings prospects. It may also lead to health complications, compromised psychological wellbeing, intimate partner violence, and a lack of participation and voice for the girls in their community and society at large. 2015-12-28T20:25:20Z 2015-12-28T20:25:20Z 2015-10-23 Journal Article The Review of Faith & International Affairs 1557-0274 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23528 en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research
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description	Child marriage, defined as marrying before the age of 18, is a practice that affects mostly girls and often leads to violations of human rights for the girls who have to marry early. UNICEF estimates that 140 million girls will marry early in the next decade or up to 40,000 per day. Especially when marriage takes place very early (well below the age of 18), it profoundly affects a girl’s life through lowering her education and future earnings prospects. It may also lead to health complications, compromised psychological wellbeing, intimate partner violence, and a lack of participation and voice for the girls in their community and society at large.
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title	Child Marriage, Family Law, and Religion : An Introduction to the Fall 2015 Issue
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Child Marriage, Family Law, and Religion : An Introduction to the Fall 2015 Issue

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