Every day, approximately 39,000 girls under the age of 18 get married. Often committed under the guise of religious or cultural traditions, [...]
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Child Marriage
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Today’s passage of the Violence Against Women Act is a victory for women and girls in the United States and those living abroad.
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The International Women’s Health Coalition is centrally concerned with the sexual and reproductive health and rights of young people. The following contribution focuses specifically on the challenges facing girls, who continue to experience systematic social, economic and political marginalization in every part of the world.
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The last couple of days of the ICPD Global Youth Forum in Bali, Indonesia, have seen a flurry of around-the-clock activity by [...]
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The numbers are staggering. Every year, 10 million girls under the age of 18 enter early and forced marriages, usually to men [...]
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The fall is in full swing and so are we at the International Women’s Health Coalition! We continue to push the U.S. [...]
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Whether at risk for early and forced marriage or already married, millions of girls and their communities are impacted by this practice [...]
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Dear Friend of IWHC, In February, I was honored to become the third president in the International Women’s Health Coalition’s 28-year history. [...]
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The U.S. Senate has once again demonstrated its support for preventing the early and forced marriage of millions of girls by passing [...]
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