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Caught in the Crossfire: Understanding the Impact of Conflict on Young People’s Lives in Ethiopia
Caught in the Crossfire: Understanding the Impact of Conflict on Young People’s Lives in Ethiopia
July 2023 Newsletter
July 2023 Newsletter
Just Four Films. BBC-Oxford social sciences join forces to turn four great ideas into fantastic new films
Just Four Films. BBC-Oxford social sciences join forces to turn four great ideas into fantastic new films
New Evidence On Skills Development: Gender Inequality, Poverty and Life Chances
New Evidence On Skills Development: Gender Inequality, Poverty and Life Chances
Young Lives research on what it takes to beat the odds features in new BBC Ideas film out today
Young Lives research on what it takes to beat the odds features in new BBC Ideas film out today
Unlocking Potential: Enabling better skills and tackling gender inequality in times of global crisis
Unlocking Potential: Enabling better skills and tackling gender inequality in times of global crisis

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Closing the Gender Employment Gap to Help Achieve Sustainable Development Goal 8: Better Skills Can Improve Access to Decent Work, but Gender Inequality is Holding Young Women Back

This policy brief summarises Young Lives research findings on skills and the gender employment gap across our four study countries, and presents key policy recommendations to better support women’s participation in paid employment and achieve gender equality.  

The brief highlights that:

Closing the Gender Employment Gap to Help Achieve Sustainable Development Goal 8: Better Skills Can Improve Access to Decent Work, but Gender Inequality is Holding Young Women Back

This policy brief summarises Young Lives research findings on skills and the gender employment gap across our four study countries, and presents key policy recommendations to better support women’s participation in paid employment and achieve gender equality.  

The brief highlights that:

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Supporting Soft Skills in Hard Times: Gender Inequalities in Social and Emotional Skills are Holding Adolescent Girls Back

New analysis of Young Lives’ longitudinal data shows that while girls and boys exhibit similar social and emotional skills in the early years, gender differences widen during late adolescence. This leaves many young women at significant disadvantage as they begin their new working and family lives, particularly in Ethiopia and India.

Supporting Soft Skills in Hard Times: Gender Inequalities in Social and Emotional Skills are Holding Adolescent Girls Back

New analysis of Young Lives’ longitudinal data shows that while girls and boys exhibit similar social and emotional skills in the early years, gender differences widen during late adolescence. This leaves many young women at significant disadvantage as they begin their new working and family lives, particularly in Ethiopia and India.

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