On March 9, the United Nations will convene to evaluate the global community's progress on gender equality in the 20 years since 189 countries adopted the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. The U.N. session will ...
Social Sciences
Mar 9, 2015
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For many, an important marker of adulthood is forming a family, whether it's having a child, getting married or cohabiting with a romantic partner. Researchers at Bowling Green State University's National Center for Family ...
Social Sciences
Dec 5, 2011
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(In this article, aliases are used to protect people's identity.)
Social Sciences
Dec 12, 2023
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Rates of child marriage increase in communities displaced by conflict as well as communities affected by natural and environmental disasters.
Social Sciences
May 30, 2023
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There has hardly been a drop of rain in Hargududo in 18 months. Dried-up carcasses of goats, cows and donkeys litter the ground near the modest thatched huts in this small village in the Somali region of southeastern Ethiopia.
Environment
May 4, 2022
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In many U.S. states, children can legally marry at an earlier age than they can consent to sex, leading to situations where sex between spouses may be a criminal act. Some states exempt sex between married spouses from their ...
Social Sciences
Feb 17, 2022
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An article published in Campbell Systematic Reviews summarizes evidence from 82 studies from low- and middle- income countries to identify programs that may help to improve girls' education outcomes and narrow gender disparities.
Education
Jan 20, 2022
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The number of girls who marry before their 15th birthday has remained unchanged for 20 years in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The region has the highest rate of child marriage, with nearly four in 10 girls married ...
Social Sciences
Jun 2, 2021
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Sexuality education is not a new phenomenon in formal curricula. Sweden, a country credited as the fountain of modern sexuality education programs, has provided this form of education for more than a century. Diverse forms ...
Education
Apr 12, 2021
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In response to reports of surging COVID cases in Papua New Guinea, the Australian government will provide greater emergency support to deliver vaccines, increased testing capacity and clinical advice to our near neighbors.
Social Sciences
Mar 17, 2021
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