For them, every goal is a victory against child marriage, every practice session ... She realised that to bring about lasting impact, a deep-rooted social transformation was necessary.

Two Tennessee lawmakers have proposed legislation that would create 'covenant marriages' to strengthen the commitment and make divorce harder.

This violence comes in many forms and includes child marriage, female genital mutilation, intimate partner violence, sexual violence during conflict, and sexual harassment among others. This ...

It also includes programmes aimed at increasing awareness and changing the stigma and social norms of society towards child marriage, which she said should be addressed at the grassroots level.

“The cultural stigma and social taboos surrounding abduction for forced marriage often discourage reporting and open discussion, further obscuring the true scale of the issue.” More broadly, child ...

New Hampshire could become the latest US state to ban child marriage after its House of Representatives ... specialising in social affairs, gender equality and culture. She worked for The Guardian ...

Missouri moves to ban child marriage with bipartisan legislation. You can view where child marriage is still legal with this map.

Divorce rates are high in the United States, with a significant number of marriages ending ... The most immediate of these effects, however, is that on children. A recent journal article in ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1-in-5 marriages in the United ... The most immediate of these effects, however, is that on children. A recent journal article in ...