The Economic Participation of Adolescent Girls and Young Women : Why Does It Matter?

This note summarizes available research on the impact of schooling and employment of adolescent girls and young women on earnings and poverty reduction, demographic outcomes, child development outcomes, and female empowerment. It identifies key implications of this research for the formulation of public policy.

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Main Authors: Morrison, Andrew, Sabarwal, Shwetlena
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2008-12
Subjects:ACCESS TO EDUCATION, ACCESS TO TRAINING, ACQUISITION OF SKILLS, ADOLESCENCE, ADOLESCENT, ADOLESCENT GIRLS, ADOLESCENTS, ADULT ROLES, ADULTHOOD, ADVISORY SERVICE, AGE AT MARRIAGE, BIRTHS, BORROWING, BULLETIN, CARE PROVISION, CARE SERVICES, CATALYSTS, CENSUSES, CHILD CARE, CHILD CARE SUBSIDIES, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, CHILD HEALTH, CHILD MORTALITY, CHILD SURVIVAL, CHILDBEARING, COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT, CONTRACEPTIVE USE, CONTROL OVER RESOURCES, CREDIT PROGRAM, CREDIT PROGRAMS, CULTURAL BARRIERS, DECISION MAKING, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT BANK, DISCRIMINATION, EARLY CHILDHOOD, EARLY MARRIAGE, EARNINGS, ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, EDUCATED WOMEN, EDUCATION ECONOMICS, EDUCATION FOR GIRLS, EDUCATION OF GIRLS, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE, EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYMENT STATUS, ENHANCING WOMEN, ENROLLMENT, ENTREPRENEURS, EQUALITY IN EDUCATION, EXPENDITURE, EXPENDITURES, EXTENDED FAMILIES, EXTREME POVERTY, FAMILY FORMATION, FAMILY PLANNING, FAMILY STRUCTURE, FEMALE EDUCATION, FEMALE EMPLOYMENT, FEMALE LABOR, FEMALE LABOR FORCE, FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, FERTILITY, FERTILITY DECLINE, FEWER CHILDREN, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FORMAL SCHOOLING, FREEDOM OF CHOICE, GENDER, GENDER BARRIERS, GENDER EQUALITY, GENDER EQUALITY IN EDUCATION, GENDER EQUALITY IN RIGHTS, GENDER RELATIONS, GENDER SEGREGATION, GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT, HOUSEHOLD POVERTY, HOUSEHOLD TASKS, HUMAN RESOURCES, HUSBANDS, IDS, IMPACT ON CHILDREN, INDIVIDUAL WELFARE, INEQUALITY, INFANT, INHERITANCE, INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN, INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION, INTERVENTIONS, INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION, INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION, JOB OPPORTUNITIES, LABOR FORCE, LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, LABOR FORCE SURVEYS, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKETS, LABOR SUPPLY, LABOUR FORCE, LABOUR ORGANIZATION, LIFE SKILLS, LIVING STANDARDS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, LOWER FERTILITY, MALE PARTNERS, MATERNAL EMPLOYMENT, MATERNITY LEAVES, MICROCREDIT, MORTALITY DECLINE, MOTHER, NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, NEW BUSINESSES, NUMBER OF CHILDREN, NUTRITION, NUTRITIONAL NEEDS, OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING, OLD AGE, PARITY, PENSIONS, PERSISTENT INEQUALITIES, POLICY ENVIRONMENT, POLICY RESEARCH, POLICY RESEARCH DIVISION, POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT, POPULATION COUNCIL, POPULATION STUDIES, POVERTY REDUCTION, PREGNANCY, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRODUCTIVITY, PROGRESS, PUBLIC POLICY, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, SAVINGS, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECONDARY SCHOOL, SECONDARY SCHOOLING, SELF-EMPLOYMENT, SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, SKILLS TRAINING, SOCIAL NETWORKS, SOCIAL NORMS, SOCIAL SCIENCE, START-UP, TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, TRAINING PROGRAMS, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, VULNERABILITY, WED, WORKING CAPITAL, YOUNG ADULTS, YOUNG MARRIED GIRLS, YOUNG MEN, YOUNG PEOPLE, YOUNG WOMEN, YOUTH,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/12/10204877/economic-participation-adolescent-girls-young-women-matter
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11131
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