Morrison, AndrewSabarwal, Shwetlena2012-08-132012-08-132008-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11131This note summarizes available research on the impact of schooling and employment of adolescent girls and young women on earnings and poverty reduction, demographic outcomes, child development outcomes, and female empowerment. It identifies key implications of this research for the formulation of public policy.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO EDUCATIONACCESS TO TRAININGACQUISITION OF SKILLSADOLESCENCEADOLESCENTADOLESCENT GIRLSADOLESCENTSADULT ROLESADULTHOODADVISORY SERVICEAGE AT MARRIAGEBIRTHSBORROWINGBULLETINCARE PROVISIONCARE SERVICESCATALYSTSCENSUSESCHILD CARECHILD CARE SUBSIDIESCHILD DEVELOPMENTCHILD HEALTHCHILD MORTALITYCHILD SURVIVALCHILDBEARINGCOGNITIVE DEVELOPMENTCONTRACEPTIVE USECONTROL OVER RESOURCESCREDIT PROGRAMCREDIT PROGRAMSCULTURAL BARRIERSDECISION MAKINGDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT BANKDISCRIMINATIONEARLY CHILDHOODEARLY MARRIAGEEARNINGSECONOMIC ACTIVITIESECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC EMPOWERMENTECONOMIC GROWTHEDUCATED WOMENEDUCATION ECONOMICSEDUCATION FOR GIRLSEDUCATION OF GIRLSEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTEDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCEEMPLOYERSEMPLOYMENT STATUSENHANCING WOMENENROLLMENTENTREPRENEURSEQUALITY IN EDUCATIONEXPENDITUREEXPENDITURESEXTENDED FAMILIESEXTREME POVERTYFAMILY FORMATIONFAMILY PLANNINGFAMILY STRUCTUREFEMALE EDUCATIONFEMALE EMPLOYMENTFEMALE LABORFEMALE LABOR FORCEFEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONFERTILITYFERTILITY DECLINEFEWER CHILDRENFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFORMAL SCHOOLINGFREEDOM OF CHOICEGENDERGENDER BARRIERSGENDER EQUALITYGENDER EQUALITY IN EDUCATIONGENDER EQUALITY IN RIGHTSGENDER RELATIONSGENDER SEGREGATIONGLOBAL DEVELOPMENTHOUSEHOLD POVERTYHOUSEHOLD TASKSHUMAN RESOURCESHUSBANDSIDSIMPACT ON CHILDRENINDIVIDUAL WELFAREINEQUALITYINFANTINHERITANCEINTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMENINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTEINTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATIONINTERVENTIONSINVESTMENT IN EDUCATIONINVESTMENTS IN EDUCATIONJOB OPPORTUNITIESLABOR FORCELABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONLABOR FORCE SURVEYSLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLABOR SUPPLYLABOUR FORCELABOUR ORGANIZATIONLIFE SKILLSLIVING STANDARDSLOCAL AUTHORITIESLOWER FERTILITYMALE PARTNERSMATERNAL EMPLOYMENTMATERNITY LEAVESMICROCREDITMORTALITY DECLINEMOTHERNATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCILNEW BUSINESSESNUMBER OF CHILDRENNUTRITIONNUTRITIONAL NEEDSOCCUPATIONAL TRAININGOLD AGEPARITYPENSIONSPERSISTENT INEQUALITIESPOLICY ENVIRONMENTPOLICY RESEARCHPOLICY RESEARCH DIVISIONPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPERPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPOPULATION AND DEVELOPMENTPOPULATION COUNCILPOPULATION STUDIESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPREGNANCYPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRODUCTIVITYPROGRESSPUBLIC POLICYREPRODUCTIVE HEALTHSAVINGSSCHOOL ATTENDANCESECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLSECONDARY SCHOOLINGSELF-EMPLOYMENTSKILLS DEVELOPMENTSKILLS TRAININGSOCIAL NETWORKSSOCIAL NORMSSOCIAL SCIENCESTART-UPTRAINING OPPORTUNITIESTRAINING PROGRAMSVOCATIONAL TRAININGVULNERABILITYWEDWORKING CAPITALYOUNG ADULTSYOUNG MARRIED GIRLSYOUNG MENYOUNG PEOPLEYOUNG WOMENYOUTHWorld Bank10.1596/11131