1. Girls in transition –
how to build evidence and gain insight?
Keetie Roelen
Maastricht Graduate School of Governance
27 April 2010
2. 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)
3. Building a framework…
Source: Roelen et al. (2009), CIR
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4. Evidence from Vietnam – MICS 2006
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 adolescent girls, aged 15-19
violence
(acceptance of hitting wife)
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 all adolescent girls and boys, aged 10-19
roof
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
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