Gender and
Adolescence:
Global Evidence
GAGE is the largest global study on adolescents, following 20,000 girls and boys in developing countries to understand what works to enhance adolescent capabilities and empowerment.
Young people in the Global South webinar launch
GAGE hosted a webinar to share and discuss findings from ‘Young People in the Global South: Voice, agency and citizenship’, a new textbook published by Routledge.
Publications
A 17-year-old girl married at 13, with three children © Nathalie Bertrams/ GAGE 2024
March, 2024
'People will talk about her if she is not circumcised': Exploring the patterning, drivers and gender norms around female genital mutilation in Ethiopia's Somali region
Over the past decade there has been a burgeoning literature on social norms and the need to understand their context-specific…
An adolescent who had to dop out of school, Amhara, Ethiopia © Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE 2023
March, 2024
Do layered adolescent-centric interventions improve girls’ capabilities? Evidence from a mixed-methods cluster randomised controlled trial in Ethiopia
This study analyses data from a cluster randomised controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate the short- and medium-term impacts of a set of layered adolescent-centric interventions designed to transform gender norms on the outcomes of approximately 2,300 girls.
Group of adolescents living in the streets, Dire Dawa, Ethiopa © Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE 2024
February, 2024
Armed conflict and adolescent social capital in Ethiopia
Despite the far-ranging direct effects of armed conflict on daily life, physical health, and economic outcomes, there is limited evidence on its impacts on social and political outcomes, and even less evidence on its impacts on adolescents, despite this being a pivotal life-stage.
14-year-old Jordanian, in school © Marcel Saleh/GAGE 2024
February, 2024
Adolescent social outcomes declined during COVID-19: evidence From Bangladesh, Jordan, And Ethiopia
This study explored changes in adolescent outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly among vulnerable adolescents, focusing on education, economic participation, early marriage, self-reported health, and food security.
Experiences of adolescent refugees
Here you can explore our latest insights and research as we shine a light on the needs of vulnerable adolescent refugees.
How GAGE works
By combining quantitative and qualitative research exploring adolescents’ gendered experiences with longitudinal impact evaluations testing programme effectiveness, GAGE aims to explore what strategies are most effective in transforming adolescent girls’ and boys’ lives at specific junctures during the second decade of life.