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
Gender club in Oromia, Ethiopia © Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE 2024
June, 2024
Intersectionality, gender norms, and young adolescents in context: a review of longitudinal multicountry research programmes to shape future action
This article reviews intersectionality, gender norms, and young adolescents in the context of longitudinal multicountry research programmes.
Girls room in Oromia, Ethiopia © Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE 2024
May, 2024
Understanding associations between the COVID-19 pandemic and menstrual hygiene management among adolescent girls in Ethiopia: findings from a mixed-methods longitudinal study
This study explores the COVID-19 pandemic and menstrual hygiene management among adolescent girls in Ethiopia.
Adolescent girls attending a wedding in Bangladesh © Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE 2024
April, 2024
Improving mental health of adolescent girls in low- and middle-income countries: Causal evidence from life skills programming
This study provides causal evidence on the impact of life skills programming on the mental health of adolescent girls aged 10–19 in three distinct low and middle-income countries.
A 17-year-old girl married at 13, with three children © Nathalie Bertrams/ GAGE 2024
March, 2024
'People will talk about her if she is not circumcised': Exploring the patterning, drivers and gender norms around female genital mutilation in Ethiopia's Somali region
Over the past decade there has been a burgeoning literature on social norms and the need to understand their context-specific…
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.