ΦΩΤΑΥΓΕΙΑ : At What Cost? The Economic Impacts of Child Marriage

Σάββατο 1 Ιουλίου 2017

At What Cost? The Economic Impacts of Child Marriage

At What Cost? The Economic Impacts of Child Marriage

Each year, 15 million girls are married before the age of 18. Child marriage is a global challenge that has been shown to contribute to a number of harmful consequences, including school dropout, early pregnancy, intimate partner violence and infant mortality. But what are the economic impacts of child marriage? Join the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) and the World Bank to discuss the findings from a groundbreaking research project to uncover the economic costs of child marriage.

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Related Links:
Website: World Bank Education
Website: Girl's Education
Website: ICRW
Press Release: Child Marriage Will Cost Developing Countries Trillions of Dollars by 2030
Report: Economic Impacts of Child Marriage
Infographic: Putting a Price Tag on Child Marriage

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According to the Economic Impacts of Child Marriage report published by the World Bank and the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), child marriage will cost developing countries trillions of dollars by 2030. In contrast, ending child marriage would have a large positive effect on the educational attainment of girls and their children, contribute to women having fewer children and later in life, and increase women’s expected earnings and household welfare.

The Economic Impacts of Child Marriage project was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, and the Global Partnership for Education.