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.
Adolescent experiences of COVID-19
Explore our latest insights and research on how vulnerable adolescents are coping during the coronavirus pandemic.
Publications
Explore our latest research on adolescent well-being. Based on the GAGE Conceptual Framework, our work is divided into six 'capability domains': education; health and nutrition; freedom from violence and bodily integrity; psychosocial well-being; voice and agency; and economic empowerment.
Young adolescent girl in an IDP community in Ethiopia. Photo: Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE 2020
August, 2020
‘I have nothing to feed my family…’: covid-19 risk pathways for adolescent girls in low- and middle-income countries
This report focuses on the short-term effects of covid-19 and associated lockdowns on adolescent girls and boys in LMICs.
Secondary school girls’ club in Amhara region, Ethiopia. Photo: Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE 2020
October, 2020
‘Children are future leaders of the country’: Ethiopian adolescents’ access to voice and agency
Ethiopia has undergone rapid transformation over the past two years. Soon after being appointed in 2018, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed,…
17-year-old adolescent mother who lives alone in Rwanda. Photo: Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE 2020
August, 2020
Adolescent pregnancy and sexual reproductive health and rights in Rwanda
This policy brief aims analyses the drivers, patterns and impacts of pregnancy on adolescents in Rwanda.
12-year-old boy from the Rohingya community in Bangladesh. Photo: Anna Dubuis/DFID
August, 2020
‘People won’t die due to the disease; they will die due to hunger’: exploring the impacts of covid-19 on Rohingya and Bangladeshi adolescents in Cox’s Bazar
This policy brief draws on virtual research findings and presents policy and programming implications for Rohingya and Bangladeshi adolescents in Cox's Bazar.
GAGE on refugees
Explore our latest insights and research on 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.