Child Marriage : A Critical Barrier to Girls’ Schooling and Gender Equality in Education

Education is not only a human right, but also a powerful tool for women’s empowerment and a strategic development investment. There is a clear multiplier effect to educating girls; women who are educated are healthier, participate more in the formal labor market, earn more income, have fewer childre...

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Main Authors: McCleary-Sills, Jennifer, Hanmer, Lucia, Parsons, Jennifer, Klugman, Jeni
Language:en_US
Published: Taylor and Francis 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23527