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.
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.
An adolescent who had to dop out of school, Amhara, Ethiopia © Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE 2023
May, 2023
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.
A mother and her baby in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh © Allison Joyce/UN Women 2019
May, 2023
‘There should be some freedom in our lives’ Exploring adolescent girls’ experiences of child marriage
Far too little research is aimed at understanding how best to support the girls married in childhood, despite evidence that their broader needs are not being well met by mainstream services (Harrison, 2023; Siddiqi and Greene, 2022;Plesons et al., 2021).
A Jordanian adolescent living in Amman, Jordan © Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE 2023
May, 2023
How do gender norms shape adolescent trajectories in post-pandemic Jordan?
This brief, which draws on data collected in Jordan in 2022 and early 2023 as part of the Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) research programme, explores the many ways in which gender norms limit young people’s lives as they move through adolescence and into young adulthood. It presents recommendations for how those norms might be shifted to reduce the risks and expand the opportunities for young people living in Jordan.
A boy in the Sholoshahore railway station, Chittagong, Bangladesh © Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE 2023
April, 2023
Assessing the health, social, educational and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: a rapid review of the literature
This paper looks at a wide array of outcomes impacting adolescents’ daily lives including health (mental, physical, sexual and reproductive health, vaccine perceptions and overlap between these topics), social relationships (family and peer), education and socio-economic disparities.
Adolescent experiences of COVID-19
Explore our latest insights and research on how vulnerable adolescents are coping during the coronavirus pandemic.
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.