Forced marriage, forced sex: the perils of childhood for girls

Author(s)
Ouattara, Mariam
Sen, Purna
Thomson, Marilyn
Editor(s)
Sweetman, Caroline
Publication date
1998-11-01
Subject
Gender
Keywords
Gender-based violence
Gender and Development Journal
GaD
Country
India
Nepal

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Publisher(s)
Oxfam GB
Routledge
Journal
Gender & Development
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10546/131369
DOI
10.1080/741922829
Document type
Journal article
Language
English
Description
A new inter-agency group, the Forum on the Rights of Girls and Women in Marriage, has been formed to investigate how early marriage, non-consensual marriage, and rape within marriage affect girls and women. Comparing case studies from Nepal, West Africa, and India, the authors argue that, to be effective, we must address cultural practices harming girls separately. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this journal, please visit the <a href="http://www.genderanddevelopment.org">Gender and Development</a> website.
Pages
7
ISSN
1355-2074
EISSN
1364-9221
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