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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| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2022
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/099025312242111019/P1699940bcc13001a083820804f74e8151b http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36792 |
| Summary: | 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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