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 … childbearing; and/or (3) delay marriage for adolescent girls in developing countries. The focus is on these three outcomes because …

spending on education, health care, and nutrition are often more likely to affect adolescent girls than boys. In Malawi … countries if current trends continue. The high prevalence of child marriage and teenage pregnancy among Malawian girls greatly … socio-cultural determinants that perpetuate a vicious cycle for the poorest and most vulnerable girls and have costly …

spending on education, health care, and nutrition are often more likely to affect adolescent girls than boys. In Malawi … countries if current trends continue. The high prevalence of child marriage and teenage pregnancy among Malawian girls greatly … socio-cultural determinants that perpetuate a vicious cycle for the poorest and most vulnerable girls and have costly …

males, but curtail them for girls. Zambia's persistently high fertility combined with decreasing mortality is not only …

presents a summary of the key challenges facing Guinean women and girls relative to men and boys. The report has a particular …Evidence shows that Guinean women and girls face important barriers across all dimensions of well-being that prevent … them from having access to opportunities on an equal footing with men. The poor agency of women and girls, as reflected in …

This advisory services and analytics (ASA) study focuses on the empowerment of South Sudanese girls and women. The … report provides a cohesive overview of the barriers to empowering girls and women in South Sudan, as well as evidence … and programs to understand what is being done and what works worldwide for women and girls. This ASA builds on several …

prosperity in a sustainable manner. More recently, women's and girls' empowerment (WGE) has become a priority in the Africa … operationalization. This note lays out a pragmatic Operational Approach to enhancing women's and girls' empowerment in World Bank …

women and girls' empowerment as a sustainable way to enhance well-being and close gender gaps. The operational approach to … women and girls' empowerment can guide practitioners in systematically translating the concept of empowerment into project … designs. While World Bank projects are fairly effective at providing women and girls with the resources they need to reach …