Girls in transition –

how to build evidence and gain insight?

Keetie Roelen

Maastricht Graduate School of Governance

27 April 2010

Maastricht Graduate School of Governance (MGSoG)

Why focus on poverty and adolescent girls?

•  Well-being and well-becoming

•  Age matters •  Gender matters •  Little information available

>> we need more evidence!

Maastricht Graduate School of Governance (MGSoG)

Building a framework…

Source: Roelen et al. (2009), CIR

Maastricht Graduate School of Governance (MGSoG)

Domain Indicator Observed for

Education/intellectual gross enrollment all adolescent girls and boys, aged 10-19

primary school completion adolescent girls and boys, aged 13-19

literacy adolescent girls, aged 15-19

Health given birth during adolescence adolescent girls, aged 15-19

knowledge about HIV/AIDS adolescent girls, aged 15-19

Social attitude towards domestic violence

(acceptance of hitting wife)

adolescent girls, aged 15-19

Living environment access to safe drinking water all adolescent girls and boys, aged 10-19

access to hygienic sanitation all adolescent girls and boys, aged 10-19

living in dwelling with electricity all adolescent girls and boys, aged 10-19

living in dwelling with proper roof

all adolescent girls and boys, aged 10-19

living in dwelling proper floor all adolescent girls and boys, aged 10-19

living in dwelling with TV all adolescent girls and boys, aged 10-19

living in dwelling with computer all adolescent girls and boys, aged 10-19

Evidence from Vietnam – MICS 2006

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Maastricht Graduate School of Governance (MGSoG)

Maastricht Graduate School of Governance (MGSoG)

Maastricht Graduate School of Governance (MGSoG)

Maastricht Graduate School of Governance (MGSoG)

Maastricht Graduate School of Governance (MGSoG)

To conclude…

Keetie Roelen

keetie.roelen@maastrichtuniversity.nl