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
© Marcel Saleh/GAGE 2024
December, 2024
Can social protection contribute to social connectedness in contexts of forced displacement and crisis? Lessons from Jordan’s labelled cash transfer for education
Social protection programming can help address gender- and lifecycle-specific vulnerabilities, particularly in humanitarian contexts.
A 19-year-old Syrian refugee with a leg injury from the Syrian war, works in a restaurant © Marcel Saleh/GAGE 2024
October, 2024
Coping mechanisms and “homemaking” in the face of environmental challenges: exploring the experiences of adolescent refugees in Jordan
Home” is both a physical location and a space of important emotional and social attachments.
A 15-year-old girl in Oromia, Ethiopia © Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE 2024 © Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE 2024
October, 2024
Measuring adolescent girls' agency
The last decade has experienced a surge of interventions focused on improving adolescent girls' agency.
A 20-year-old woman who married at 14 © Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE 2024
August, 2024
Female genital mutilation in Ethiopia’s Afar region: Patterning, drivers, and decision-making
This article draws on mixed-methods research conducted in 2022in 18 rural communities in three districts of Ethiopia’s Afar region.
15- 17 Oct, Johannesburg, South Africa: Feminist Network for Gender Transformative Education (FemNet4GTE) conference
From 15-17 October 2024, GAGE attended the Feminist Network for Gender Transformative Education (FemNet4GTE) conference in Johannesburg, South Africa co-hosted by UNGEI, UNICEF and the Department of Basic Education of the Republic of South Africa.
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.