{"id":374,"date":"2015-04-16T12:47:46","date_gmt":"2015-04-16T02:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adolescentsourfuture.com\/?p=374"},"modified":"2015-06-16T16:19:06","modified_gmt":"2015-06-16T06:19:06","slug":"are-we-failing-adolescent-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adolescentsourfuture.com\/are-we-failing-adolescent-girls\/","title":{"rendered":"Are we failing adolescent girls?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three of our very own Commissioners, <a title=\"Dakshitha Wickremarathne\" href=\"https:\/\/adolescentsourfuture.com\/about-the-commission\/commissioners\/dakshitha-wickremarathne\/\">Dakshitha Wickremarathne<\/a>, <a title=\"Carmen Barroso\" href=\"https:\/\/adolescentsourfuture.com\/about-the-commission\/commissioners\/carmen-barroso\/\">Carmen Barroso<\/a> and <a title=\"Rima Afifi\" href=\"https:\/\/adolescentsourfuture.com\/about-the-commission\/commissioners\/rima-afifi\/\">Rima Afifi<\/a> are appearing on the next edition of \u201cResearch Watch\u201d from the UNICEF Office of Research \u2013 Innocenti. The Topic is, <strong>\u201cAre we failing adolescent girls?\u201d<\/strong> and goes online on Monday 20<sup>th<\/sup> April. Watch it <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unicef-irc.org\/research-watch\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-375 size-medium\" title=\"\u201cToo Young to Wed\u201d by Stephanie Sinclair care of MediaStorm is licenced under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0\" src=\"https:\/\/adolescentsourfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/14353040212_900dc73839_o2-300x229.jpg\" alt=\"14353040212_900dc73839_o2\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adolescentsourfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/14353040212_900dc73839_o2-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adolescentsourfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/14353040212_900dc73839_o2-152x116.jpg 152w, https:\/\/adolescentsourfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/14353040212_900dc73839_o2-620x473.jpg 620w, https:\/\/adolescentsourfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/14353040212_900dc73839_o2.jpg 859w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The 20 minute web-video debate discusses the role, social and structural determinants play, in impeding the progress of adolescent girls. Did you know that almost half, of all child brides worldwide live in South Asia? This is one example of the many topics that will be covered.<\/p>\n<p>The debate is moderated by BBC\u2019s David Eades, and involves the following panellists:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jo Boyden,<\/strong> Director, Oxford \u201cYoung Lives\u201d longitudinal research project.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sajeda Amin,<\/strong> Senior Associate, Population Council<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dakshitha Wickremarathne<\/strong>, Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Debate includes expert global research commentaries from:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong> Carmen Barroso, <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unicef-irc.org\/research-watch\/are-we-failing-adolescent-girls\/1148\/\" target=\"_blank\">gender norms are health hazards<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Stephanie Burnett Heyes, <\/strong>the adolescent brain<\/li>\n<li><strong>Caroline Kabiru, <\/strong>adolescent girls in poverty<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nikki van der Gaag, <\/strong>working with boys<\/li>\n<li><strong>V\u00e9ronique Hertrich, <\/strong>adolescent girls\u2019 migration<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rima Afifi,\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unicef-irc.org\/research-watch\/are-we-failing-adolescent-girls\/1156\/\" target=\"_blank\">back to the future<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three of our very own Commissioners are appearing on the next edition of \u201cResearch Watch\u201d from the UNICEF Office of Research \u2013 Innocenti. 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