Rutgers: In Ethiopia, Mother's Wealth More Protective Against Child Marriage Than Father's
February 04, 2021
February 04, 2021
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Feb. 4 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
For a girl in Ethiopia, her mother's wealth can protect her from becoming a child bride - but if a father prefers child marriage, his own wealth may increase the likelihood that she will be married before 18, according to a Rutgers University-New Brunswick study.
Published in the journal World Development, the study found that girls whose mothers have more asset holdings - a . . .
For a girl in Ethiopia, her mother's wealth can protect her from becoming a child bride - but if a father prefers child marriage, his own wealth may increase the likelihood that she will be married before 18, according to a Rutgers University-New Brunswick study.
Published in the journal World Development, the study found that girls whose mothers have more asset holdings - a . . .