Child Brides, Global Consequences
How to End Child Marriage
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, International Relations
| Author: | Gayle Tzemach Lemmon | ISBN: | 9780876095928 |
| Publisher: | Council on Foreign Relations | Publication: | July 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Council on Foreign Relations Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Gayle Tzemach Lemmon |
| ISBN: | 9780876095928 |
| Publisher: | Council on Foreign Relations |
| Publication: | July 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Council on Foreign Relations Press |
| Language: | English |
One-third of the world's girls are married before the age of eighteen, limiting both their educational and economic potential. Child marriage is damaging to global prosperity and stability, yet despite the urgency of the issue, there remains a significant lack of data on the subject. Senior Fellow Gayle Tzemach Lemmon discusses both the factors that contribute to and strategies that have proved effective against child marriage.
One-third of the world's girls are married before the age of eighteen, limiting both their educational and economic potential. Child marriage is damaging to global prosperity and stability, yet despite the urgency of the issue, there remains a significant lack of data on the subject. Senior Fellow Gayle Tzemach Lemmon discusses both the factors that contribute to and strategies that have proved effective against child marriage.
