Progress in education and societal norms have done much to slow the rate of child marriage worldwide. However, it is still a pressing issue faced by many in the developing world. New research shows a troubling trend in Latin America, where child marriage is increasing...
In 2011, the UN declared the 11th of October as the International Day of the Girl, to empower girls and to acknowledge the discrimination and inequality girls face on a global, and staggering, scale. The theme for the 2016 International Day of the Girl is Girls’...