“When we think of child marriage, the most horrific scenarios often get the leading headlines – 7-year-old girls married off to men in their 40s. But the more common scenario involves adolescent girls, some married to boys more or less their own age, and some married to older men. And even girls who marry as older teens routinely see their educational goals crumble, and their physical and emotional safety compromised.” Cosmopolitans interview on child marriage with Manisha Gupte, a women’s rights activist in India, is worth a read: cosmopolitan/…/…/manisha-gupte-india-child-marriage/
Posted on: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 12:02:40 +0000
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