The Bride Price: Consequences of Child Marriage Worldwide

A video containing moving images by Stephanie Sinclair on the many issues of child marriage.

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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.

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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.

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report.

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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ICRW Highlights Adolescent Programs at Youth Conference in Abuja

Conference attendees in Abuja participate in an ICRW workshop and learn participatory methodologies to explore masculinity and violence.

ICRW experts presented research findings at Youth Deliver the Future, an international conference held last week in Abuja, Nigeria.

ICRW shared valuable insights from a variety of its ongoing adolescent programs including work with young men to address gender-based violence; stimulating youth demand and access to sexual and reproductive health services; delaying the age at marriage for girls; and engendering sexual agency among young married women.
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