Adolescent girls' capabilities in Rwanda: a synopsis of the evidence
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Abstract
This digest brings together evidence from two GAGE rapid country reviews and summarises what is known about Rwandan adolescent girls바카라 사이트™ capability development and the interventions meant to support them as they move toward adulthood. Touching on all six capability domains of GAGE바카라 사이트™s conceptual framework바카라 사이트”education and learning; bodily autonomy, integrity and freedom from violence; sexual and reproductive health, health and nutrition; psychosocial wellbeing; voice and agency; and economic empowerment바카라 사이트”it concludes that despite a wealth of evidence, important gaps in our understanding remain. Specifically, we know too little about younger versus older adolescent girls and how to effect longer-term change.
That said, while gendered social norms and poverty continue to shape the lives of Rwandan adolescent girls바카라 사이트”with nearly 45% of older girls living below the poverty line바카라 사이트” the opportunities open to today바카라 사이트™s girls are markedly improved compared to those available a generation ago. For example, girls are now more likely than boys to attend school, even at the secondary level. In addition, due to the fact that Rwanda has the world바카라 사이트™s highest rate of women바카라 사이트™s parliamentary representation at the national level (64% in 2016), girls have role models for futures larger than marriage and motherhood.
This article is an output of the Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) programme
Citation
Presler-Marshall, E. and Stavropoulou, M. (2017) Adolescent girls바카라 사이트™ capabilities in Rwanda: a synopsis of the evidence. London: Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence.
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