New Insights on Adolescent Girls in South Asia

Across the developing world, adolescence is a pivotal and rapid stage of change. In South Asia, many girls experience adolescence by transitioning from their natal homes to marital ones and quickly move into motherhood. For unmarried girls, puberty comes with new rules and restrictions that place limitations on their mobility, conduct and experiences. Despite the enormous impact of adolescence on women and their children’s long-term health, nutrition and well-being, our understanding of girls’ experience during this time is limited.
In this presentation, ICRW researchers Kavita Sethuraman and Saranga Jain will present a set of findings that shed light on the nature and context in which these life events occur, with a special emphasis on how these findings can help us design interventions to better address the needs of unmarried and married adolescent girls.
This is a brown bag seminar, with drinks and light snacks provided. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Stephanie Miedema at smiedema@icrw.org or call (202) 742-1212.