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.
Adolescent girl fetching water in Amhara, Ethiopia. Photo: Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE
November, 2020
‘They did not take me to a clinic’: Ethiopian adolescents’ access to health and nutrition information and services
Changes in Ethiopian adolescents’ physical health, including nutrition and sexual and reproductive health, in the two years since the baseline.
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.
Focus group discussion with adolescent girls in Sindhupalchowk. Photo: Fiona Samuels/GAGE 2020
November, 2020
The gendered experiences of adolescent girls working in the adult entertainment sector in Nepal
The gendered experiences of adolescent girls working in the adult entertainment sector in Nepal.
Adolescent girl in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo: Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE 2020
October, 2020
Adolescents’ experiences of covid-19 and the public health response in urban Dhaka, Bangladesh
A rapid snapshot of adolescents’ knowledge and attitudes towards covid-19 in Bangladesh.
GAGE on refugees
Explore our latest insights and research on 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.