{"id":325,"date":"2022-03-31T15:42:55","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T15:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/?page_id=325"},"modified":"2022-04-18T10:41:40","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T10:41:40","slug":"gender-equality","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/adp\/snapshots\/gender-equality\/","title":{"rendered":"Gender equality"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rima, 17, has become an activist against child marriage in her community in West Bengal, India. Despite facing threats from community members for reporting child marriages to the authorities, she braves attending school and remains hopeful about her future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n

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Adolescence \u2013 a crucial period in which gender norms consolidate and adolescents' attitudes about gender equality develop \u2013 presents unique risks and opportunities for girls and boys<\/h4>\r\n

Though girls and boys face similar challenges in early childhood, gender disparities become more pronounced in adolescence. Due to pervasive gender norms, adolescent girls, on average, face a disproportionate burden of unpaid work<\/a>, expectations to marry, risks of early pregnancy<\/a> as well as\u00a0sexual and gender-based violence<\/a>. Gender norms adversely impact adolescent boys as well. Norms around masculinity that encourage risk taking, for example, are linked to higher rates of death<\/a> due to road injuries and homicides among older adolescent boys.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n

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