Girls' leadership and mentoring

Austrian, Karen

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“…Programmes that provide safe social spaces for in- and out-of-school girls, and build their ability to exercise informed life choices have been increasingly recognised as essential and effective, especially for highly vulnerable girls (Austrian, 2012 ; Bruce, 2007 ; Bruce, Temin, & Hallman, 2012 ). Typically, these programmes offer vulnerable girls not only a safe social space and a friendship network, but also some combination of ‘assets’ such as knowledge about health and sexuality, social and economic rights, financial literacy and savings, self-protection planning and resources, such as health services, available in the community (please see commentary on investing in poorest girls early enough; Bruce, 2015 ).…”

Section: Safe Spaces For the Most Vulnerable Girlsmentioning

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Sexual and reproductive health and rights of adolescent girls: Evidence from low- and middle-income countries

Santhya

Jejeebhoy

2015

Global Public Health

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This paper reviews the evidence on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of adolescent girls in low-income and middle-income countries (LMIC) in light of the policy and programme commitments made at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), analyses progress since 1994, and maps challenges in and opportunities for protecting their health and human rights. Findings indicate that many countries have yet to make significant progress in delaying marriage and childbearing, reducing unintended childbearing, narrowing gender disparities that put girls at risk of poor SRH outcomes, expanding health awareness or enabling access to SRH services. While governments have reaffirmed many commitments, policy development and programme implementation fall far short of realising these commitments. Future success requires increased political will and engagement of young people in the formulation and implementation of policies and programmes, along with increased investments to deliver at scale comprehensive sexuality education, health services that are approachable and not judgemental, safe spaces programmes, especially for vulnerable girls, and programmes that engage families and communities. Stronger policy-making and programming also require expanding the evidence on adolescent health and rights in LMICs for both younger and older adolescents, boys and girls, and relating to a range of key health matters affecting adolescents.

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Section: Safe Spaces For the Most Vulnerable Girlsmentioning

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Sexual and reproductive health and rights of adolescent girls: Evidence from low- and middle-income countries

Santhya

Jejeebhoy

2015

Global Public Health

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“…For implementing the program, Neqdar relied on promoters, or local mentors, who were responsible for coaching, teaching, and providing moral support for the beneficiaries. Rather than importing women from better-off communities who might not have been able to relate to the struggles of local women, the Population Council selected and trained young women from the same villages as the beneficiaries, until they had adequate skills to lead and mentor other women in the community (Austrian 2012). The benefit of building women's leadership abilities in these communities is threefold.…”

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“…Neqdar has not only helped provide support and mentorship for women but has also empowered and strengthened older women, provided heroes and role models for young women, and ultimately challenged outmoded community norms around acceptable roles for women (Austrian 2012).…”

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“…Girls and young women are also more vulnerable to unfair treatment in the workforce and in their households, as gender socialization teaches them to be docile and obedient from an early age, which in turn affects their survival strategies. With few safe and productive opportunities, these young women may accept jobs that are not safe for them (Austrian 2012).…”

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Enhancing livelihood opportunities for young women in rural Upper Egypt: The Neqdar Nesharek Program

Ramadan¹,

Abdel-Tawab²,

Sayed³

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“…The entrenched social norms such as early marriage and prioritization of boys in education diminish the ability of adolescent girls to make the right choices at the right time and are impediments to improving their sexual and reproductive health [12][13][14]. In addition, girls in Ethiopia have fewer opportunities than boys to interact with peers and role models, both of which can serve as positive forces in improving their SRH outcomes [15,16].…”

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Agency and role models: do they matter for adolescent girls’ sexual and reproductive health?

Ogunbiyi,

Baird,

Bingenheimer

et al. 2023

BMC Women's Health

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Despite recent declines in early childbearing in Ethiopia, improved sexual and reproductive health continues to elude many adolescent girls, partially due to constrained agency and role models. This study examined the relationship between agency, role models and two sexual and reproductive health outcomes, ideal age at childbirth and attitude towards gender-differentiated parental control, among adolescent girls in Ethiopia. Agency and role model presence were positively associated with ideal age at childbirth (β = 0.23, p < .01 and β = 0.77, p < .001, respectively). Having family members, friends or famous individuals as role models was significantly associated with an increase of 1.45 years (p < .01), 1.32 years (p < .05) and 1.01 years (p < .01) in ideal age at childbirth, respectively, compared to having no role model. Agency was positively associated with attitude towards gender-differentiated parental control of adolescent behaviors (OR = 1.18, p < .001). This study highlights the need for interventions aimed at increasing agency and providing role models for adolescent girls.

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Girls' leadership and mentoring

Cited by 3 publications

References 5 publications

Sexual and reproductive health and rights of adolescent girls: Evidence from low- and middle-income countries

Sexual and reproductive health and rights of adolescent girls: Evidence from low- and middle-income countries

Enhancing livelihood opportunities for young women in rural Upper Egypt: The Neqdar Nesharek Program

Agency and role models: do they matter for adolescent girls’ sexual and reproductive health?

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