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Campaign against Child Marriage.
Please take a moment to watch The Bride Price: Consequences of Child Marriage Worldwide 
ABC News Cites ICRW Research
ICRW research on the prevalence of child marriage in Yemen recently was cited by ABC News. The April 25 article details the successful divorce of an 8-year-old Yemeni bride from her 30-year-old husband.
The Gender Gap is Still Open
ICRW's Kirrin Gill participated in a recent segment for Voice of America about the world's gender gap. Gill discusses the clear link between women's health and the level of a nation's economic development.
Revised Stigma Toolkit Now Available
ICRW, the Academy for Educational Development and the International HIV/AIDS Alliance released a revised stigma reduction toolkit to help fight HIV- and AIDS-related stigma.
The toolkit is used to facilitate discussion about the rights of positive persons and issues around gender, sexuality and morality.
ICRW Published in The Lancet
“Women Deliver for Development,” appeared in a special edition of The Lancet.
The article - written by ICRW - focuses on the need for maternal health to be viewed as an important factor in international development.
Child Marriage: We Have Solutions
In her latest blog post on RH Reality Check, ICRW’s Kathy Selvaggio asks why current legislation to help stop child marriage is not receiving bi-partisan
congressional support.
Comprehensive Gender Equality Program for Boys Launched in Indian Schools
ICRW in collaboration with local partners and the Indian states of Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Goa, launched a comprehensive gender equality program to teach boys about the importance of girls' education and the harmful practice of female feticide and dowries.
The Atlantic Journal Constitution Quotes ICRW’s Laura Nyblade
The Atlantic Journal Constitution quotes ICRW’s Laura Nyblade on how stigma can undercut efforts to fight HIV infection internationally and in the United States in HIV-positive women not likely to reveal condition.
ICRW's Saranga Jain Speaks to Seattle's Culture Talk
ICRW’s Saranga Jain discusses child marriage March 27 on Seattle’s KKNW-AM 1150 Culture Talk with Kevin P. Henry.
Listen to the interview.
Worldview of Chicago's Public Radio
Worldview of Chicago's Public Radio interview students who participated in ICRW's Week of Action to help stop child marriage in Mali.
Investing in Female Farmers Lifts Nations from Poverty
ICRW responds to The Washington Post
In a letter to the editor, ICRW Economic and Development Director Rekha Mehra responds to the May 16 Washington Post article, "Women Rise in Rwanda's Economic Revival." Mehra explains that as global food prices rise and U.S. foreign assistance is debated in the upcoming presidential election, investing in women farmers should be a fundamental part of any economic development strategy.
Read the article “Women Rise in Rwanda's Economic Revival”
MORE NEWS:
ICRW Highlights Adolescent Programs at Conference in Abuja
Child Brides: Stolen Lives Receives Edward R. Murrow Award
Events
May 29, 2008:
Insight to Action
"If Your Husband Calls, You Have to Go"
Understanding sexual agency among young married women in Bangalore, India
Past Events
May 20 2008:
Challenges of Reducing HIV-Related Stigma in Targeted Interventions for India: A Call to Action
India Habitat Center
New Delhi
May 19, 2008:
Too Young to Wed: A Global Health Caucus Briefing on Child Marriage
Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C.
April 22, 2008:
Insight to Action
Girls Count: The Importance of a Global Agenda for Girls
March 5, 2008:
ICRW 2008 Gala Champions for Change
Feb. 28, 2008:
Insight to Action: The Bride Price
ICRW hosted photojournalist Stephanie Sinclair to talk in-depth about her photo exhibit, The Bride Price, and what ICRW has learned about how to change the practice of marrying girls too young.
Nov. 29, 2007:
Women Who Mean Business
ICRW President Geeta Rao Gupta to be honored at the Washington Business Journal's fourth annual Women Who Mean Business awards.
Learn more.
Read the press release.
Oct. 18-20:
Women Deliver Global Conference
Oct. 18:
World Bank Special Session Addresses Improving Maternal Health to Boost Economic Growth
2007 Gala: Champions for Change
See photos and read about the 2007 gala.
2006 Gala: Power of Partnerships
See photos and read about the 2006 gala.