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Child, Early, & Forced Marriages & Unions and Sexuality Working Group

The Child, Early, & Forced Marriages & Unions (CEFMU) and Sexuality Working Group comprises international and national organizations working with and for adolescent girls to advance their rights and opportunities. We develop resources and engage in advocacy to draw attention to the under-addressed issue of how patriarchal control of adolescent girls’ and young women’s sexuality acts as a driver of CEFMU. 

Featured Resource

Girls’ sexuality and child, early, and forced marriages and unions:

A conceptual framework

The conceptual framework illustrates the link between gendered social norms, control of girls’ sexuality, and child, early, and forced marriages and unions. The framework describes how gender-transformative approaches in programming and advocacy can deconstruct these social norms to prevent CEFMU and advance girls’ rights and agency.

Featured Event

What counts as success in child marriage interventions?

A discussion on age, agency, and measuring change that matters

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