Understanding girls’ everyday acts of resistance: evidence from a longitudinal study in nine countries

Attitudes to adolescent pregnancy among families in the Dominican Republic and El Salvador: insights from a longitudinal study

“…Perhaps unsurprisingly our analysis shows that girls' families primarily understand adolescent pregnancy as a matter of girls' responsibility in response to the context of gendered social and cultural norms and the threat of male sexual violence. We contend that although RCRL was not a development intervention per se, the study offers unique insights into girls and their caregivers' attitudes to gendered norms and provides a unique data set with which to explore attitudes to adolescent pregnancy in-depth (Loveday, Rivett and Walters 2021). As we argue here, without addressing the structural constraints that keep women living in poverty and deny them access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, tackling adolescent pregnancy will remain an on-going challenge.…”

“…Between 2007 and 2021, annual interviews were conducted with the girls' caregivers and, as the girls matured, with the girls themselves. Parents or caregivers were asked about topics including girls' education, girls' behaviour and gender roles in their communities, as well any changes in the composition, income, employment, health and overall welfare of the household (Loveday, Rivett and Walters 2021). Findings from the study were intended to inform Plan's work as well as providing a longitudinal data source.…”