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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.

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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.

 

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Publications

An adolescent who had to dop out of school, Amhara, Ethiopia © Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE 2023

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.
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Here you can explore our latest insights and research as we shine a light on the needs of vulnerable adolescent refugees.

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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.