Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence

13/10/2026

📢 New publication from GAGE Research

Parents play a critical role in shaping adolescents’ health and well-being, yet evidence on these relationships remains limited in low- and middle-income countries.

Our new publication, Parenting Practices and Adolescent Boys' Health and Well-being in Ethiopia: Exploratory Analysis, draws on cross-sectional data from Ethiopia to explore how parenting practices shape the well-being of very young adolescent boys, and how these patterns differ between urban and rural contexts.

Published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, the study contributes to the evidence base on parenting, adolescent boys’ health and well-being, and the importance of understanding young people’s experiences within different contexts.

📖 Read the publication:
https://gage.odi.org/parenting-practices-and-adolescent-boys-health-and-well-being-in-ethiopia-exploratory-analysis/

11/10/2026

Every girl deserves the freedom to learn, grow, make her own choices and shape her future.

On International Day of the Girl 2026, we join the global call to end child marriage and invest in girls’ rights.

GAGE’s longitudinal research across Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Jordan, Lebanon, Nepal and Palestine (Gaza) highlights how child marriage is driven by the intersection of poverty and discriminatory gender norms, with conflict and climate-related shocks further exacerbating risks.

Our evidence also shows that prevention efforts need to recognise different pathways into marriage. While most child marriages are arranged by adults, a growing number are initiated by adolescents who may see marriage as the only achievable route to adulthood.

Ending child marriage means tackling the conditions that constrain girls’ choices, while investing in their rights, safety and opportunities.

🔗 Read the GAGE endline findings:�https://gage.odi.org/young-people-s-bodily-integrity-and-freedom-from-violence-findings-from-gage-multi-country-longitudinal-evidence/

Read the AGIP–GAGE research: https://gage.odi.org/investing-in-adolescent-girls-mapping-global-funding-patterns-from-2016-2023-and-beyond-a-summary-for-young-advocates/

06/10/2026

The conversation sparked by World Contraception Day is an important one to carry forward.

Our latest publication on young people’s physical health brings together multi-country longitudinal evidence to deepen understanding of young people’s health and well-being as they move through adolescence and into young adulthood.

The publication is a timely contribution to wider discussions about ensuring young people can access the information, support and health services they need, including around their reproductive health and choices.

🔎 Explore the latest GAGE evidence:
https://gage.odi.org/young-people-s-physical-health-findings-from-gage-multi-country-longitudinal-evidence/

28/09/2026

📸 Sharing a few moments from the Afar Endline Quantitative Enumerator Training in Semera.

It’s wonderful to see the team coming together, learning and preparing for the next phase of GAGE’s endline research. Wishing everyone a productive and successful period of fieldwork ahead!

25/09/2026

Yesterday at Addis Ababa University, we held a capacity-building workshop on qualitative and quantitative research methods, providing participants with an opportunity to strengthen both methodological knowledge and practical research skills.

As part of the workshop, selected GAGE research tools were presented, with participants engaging in practical exercises to apply the methodologies, practise using the tools, and work directly with existing datasets.

The workshop created an important space for shared learning, discussion and hands-on engagement with qualitative and quantitative approaches, supporting participants to translate methodological learning into research practice.

Thank you to everyone who participated and contributed to the workshop.

24/09/2026

📢 Starting soon: What do young people think we still need to know to end child marriage?

Today, Sarah Alheiwidi from will be sharing findings from our research as part of A Youth Consultation on What We Still Don’t Know: Shaping the Evidence to End Child Marriage.

Too often, evidence about adolescents and young people is generated about them rather than with them. This consultation creates an important space for young people to help identify the questions, evidence gaps and research priorities that matter to them.

The conversation will explore gaps around young people’s lived experiences, agency, digital exposure, changing norms and youth engagement, as well as whose experiences remain underrepresented in the evidence base.

We’re looking forward to bringing GAGE evidence and learning into this conversation, and, most importantly, listening to young people’s perspectives on where the research agenda needs to go next.

🗓 Today, Thursday 24 September�🕑 2–4pm London | 4–6pm Nairobi | 6:30–8:30pm New Delhi�🌐 Online, with simultaneous interpretation in English, French, Hindi and Spanish.

A huge thank you to Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage, CRANK, the UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage, UNICEF Innocenti, the World Health Organization and partners for bringing together this important conversation as part of the Shared Global Research Agenda to Prevent and Respond to Child Marriage.

We are delighted to contribute and look forward to learning from the young researchers, practitioners and advocates helping to shape what comes next.

🔗 Register now: https://lnkd.in/gCkK3Nwd

23/09/2026

Today, as part of the International Conference on Advancing Adolescent Resilience and Rights in a Changing World at Addis Ababa University, we were delighted to continue another day of learning, sharing and connecting.

A highlight was the youth panel, which brought together young activists, including young people with visual and hearing disabilities, to share their experiences, perspectives and ideas.

A huge thank you to everyone who participated today and contributed with such openness and enthusiasm. We’re grateful to all our speakers, participants, partners and colleagues for making these conversations so rich and engaging.

Gates Foundation Global Research and Technology Development Irish Aid

22/09/2026

🔴 We are LIVE!

The International Conference on Advancing Adolescent Wellbeing, Rights and Resilience in a Changing World is happening now at Addis Ababa University.

Join us as researchers, practitioners and advocates come together to exchange evidence, experiences and ideas on advancing adolescent wellbeing, rights and resilience.

🔗 Join the conversation online: https://meet.google.com/rcp-jgkx-pdh?hs=224

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22/09/2026

We are ready to welcome you! 🇪🇹

The International Conference on Advancing Adolescent Resilience and Rights in a Changing World starts today!

We are excited to be co-hosting this important gathering, bringing together people committed to advancing adolescent rights, resilience and wellbeing. We are looking forward to meaningful conversations, new connections and shared learning over the coming days.

A huge thank you to Addis Ababa University, the Gates Foundation, Global Research and Technology Development of the UK Government, and Irish Aid for their generous support in making this convening possible.

We are all set. Let the conversations begin! ✨

21/09/2026

We are pleased to be in Addis Ababa for an important opportunity to exchange knowledge, strengthen partnerships and bring diverse perspectives together around the challenges and opportunities facing adolescents today.

We look forward to valuable discussions and learning across research, policy and practice, and to building connections that can help translate evidence into meaningful action.

Our sincere thanks to Addis Ababa University, the Gates Foundation, Global Research and Technology Development of the UK Government, and Irish Aid for their generous support in making this important gathering possible.