Empowering Adolescent Girls in Developing Countries
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The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.tandfebooks.com/doi/view/10.4324/9781315180250, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license Adolescence is a pivotal time in a girl's life. The development of educational, physical, psychosocial, familial, political and economic capabilities enable girls to reach their full potential and contribute to the wellbeing of their families and society. However, progress is still significantly constrained by discriminatory gender norms and the related attitudes and practices which restrict girls’ horizons, restrain their ambition and, if unfettered, allow exploitation and abuse. Empowering Adolescent Girls in Developing Countries explores the detrimental impact of discriminatory gender norms on adolescent girls’ lives across very different contexts. Grounded in four years of in-depth research in Ethiopia, Nepal, Uganda and Viet Nam, the book adopts a holistic approach, recognising the inter-related nature of capabilities and the importance of local context. By exploring the theory of gendered norm change, contextualising and examining socialisation processes, the book identifies the patriarchal vested interests in power, authority and moral privilege, which combine in attempts to restrict and control girls’ lives. Throughout the book, Empowering Adolescent Girls in Developing Countries demonstrates how efforts to develop more egalitarian gender norms can enable disadvantaged adolescent girls to change the course of their lives and contribute to societal change. Accessible and informative, the book is perfect for policy makers, think tanks, NGOs, activists, academics and students of gender and development studies.
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Amhara Regional State, developing countries, End Child Marriage, gender norms, Discriminatory Gender Norms, female empowerment, Hmong Girl, early marriage, Young Men, female genital mutilation, GBV, child marriage, SRH Service, Ethiopia, Hmong Community, Nepal, Uganda, FGM, Viet Nam, SRH Information, gender inequality, SRH Issue, Nicola Jones, Social Norm Change, Elizabeth Presler-Marshall, Adolescent Pregnancy, Fiona Samuels, Adolescent Sexual And Reproductive Health, Caroline Harper, Changed Gender Norms, thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTM Regional / International studies, thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCC Cultural studies, thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTP Development studies, thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TQ Environmental science, engineering and technology, thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RG Geography::RGC Human geography, thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RG Geography::RGL Regional geography, thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History, thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSF Gender studies, gender groups, thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government, thema EDItEUR::V Health, Relationships and Personal development, thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology, thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology, thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSF Gender studies, gender groups::JBSF1 Gender studies: women and girls::JBSF11 Feminism and feminist theory, thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBS Medical sociology