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.

The Working Group’s flagship report analyzes the work of 23 organizations addressing control of sexuality as a driver of child, early, and forced marriages and unions.

As a follow up to Tackling the Taboo, this report features case studies on five organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean using gender-transformative approaches to address control of girl’s sexuality as a driver of child, early, and forced marriages and unions.