Gender and
Adolescence:
Global Evidence
GAGE is the largest global study on adolescents, following 18,000 girls and boys in developing countries to understand what works to enhance adolescent capabilities and empowerment.
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.
July, 2019
Adolescents in Jordan: education and learning
The majority of Syrian adolescents are not attending secondary school in Jordan. This policy note highlights the fragility of adolescents’ educational aspirations and underscores the need for more support.
Adolescent girl working at a brick factory in Mohammadpur, Dhaka. Photo: Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE
July, 2019
Adolescent economic empowerment in Dhaka, Bangladesh
This policy note explores the economic aspirations of adolescents in slums around Dhaka, what kinds of skills or training they are receiving, and whether they have access to savings and credit.
Adolescent girls in Ethiopia. Photo: Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE 2019
June, 2019
Leave no adolescent behind: the gender- and age-specific vulnerabilities of adolescent refugees and IDPs
The policy note summarises our research findings across refugee communities in Gaza, Jordan and Rwanda, and with internally displaced adolescents in Ethiopia.
Group of women and girls in Afar. Photo: Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE 2019
May, 2019
Adolescent well-being in Ethiopia: exploring gendered capabilities, contexts and change strategies
Baseline synthesis report exploring adolescent girls’ and boys’ experiences in Ethiopia as they transition from early adolescence through puberty and into early adulthood.
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.