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.
December, 2019
Qualitative research toolkit to explore child marriage dynamics and how to fast-track prevention
Our new child marriage toolkit builds on existent tools and hones in on how to prevent child marriage – for girls and boys – and mitigate its impacts on adolescent girls.
Young adolescent girls in Afar, Ethiopia. Photo: Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE 2019
January, 2020
GAGE Conceptual Framework: Second Edition
GAGE’s conceptual framework takes a holistic approach that pays careful attention to the interconnectedness of ‘the 3 Cs’: Capabilities, Change strategies and Contexts’.
Adolescent girls at school in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. Photo: Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE 2019
January, 2020
The invisibility of adolescents within the SDGs
We present recommendations to bridge the gap in global data generated across the SDGs on adolescents and highlight the ways in which young people should be considered more explicitly.
Adolescent boys in Nepal. Photo: NISER
March, 2020
A tale of contradictions: understanding the impact of social norms on Nepali men and boys
This policy brief discusses the complexities, contradictions and deprivations in the lives of men and boys in Nepal.
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.