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Presler-Marshall, Elizabeth
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Women's Work: Mothers, children and the global childcare crisis
This publication highlights the hidden crisis the world is facing in childcare. Written by The Overseas Development Institute, the report identifies the severe shortcomings of current early childhood care and education programming in meeting the needs of
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Early Marriage Among Viet Nam’s Hmong: How unevenly changing gender norms limit Hmong adolescent girls’ options in marriage and life
This country report of Viet Nam takes a closer look at the disadvantaged in Vietnamese society, particularly amongst the Hmong ethnic minority. Early marriage remains far more common among the Hmong than it does in the wider Vietnamese population. Focusi
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Implementing the Millennium Development Goals for All: Shifting the discriminatory gender norms that confront Hmong adolescent girls in Viet Nam
A general analysis of national-level MDG achievement often overlooks pockets of disadvantage. This report examines child marriage, gender-based violence, cases of abduction, gender inequality, and the unequal relationships and opportunities that face Hmon
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Falling between the cracks: How poverty and migration are resulting in inadequate care for children living in Viet Nam’s Mekong Delta- Full Report
This report investigates the relationships between poverty, migration, and child well-being in the An Giang province of Viet Nam. Internal, rural-to-urban migration exists in Viet Nam and, coupled with a complex household registration system, has resulted
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Unhappily Ever After: Slow and uneven progress in the fight against early marriage
According to research conducted by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), there has been limited progress in ending early marriage, despite a decline in some countries. This document presents some international statistics concerning the existence and s
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Charting the Future: Empowering girls to prevent early pregnancies
Adolescent pregnancy is dangerous – and sometimes fatal. In developing countries it is the leading cause of death for adolescent girls, generally affecting the poorest girls in the poorest countries. In developing countries, teenage pregnancy is rarely th
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Charting the future: empowering girls to prevent early pregnancy- Research reports and studies
This report, published by ODI and Save the Children, explores family planning and empowerment of adolescent girls to prevent early pregnancy in developing countries. Adolescent pregnancy is dangerous – and sometimes fatal. In developing countries it is th