Pervasive Child Marriages Add to Women’s Struggles, Report Shows

More than 142 million girls from India to Niger will be married before they turn 18 over the next decade, increasing their chances of being illiterate, victims of domestic violence or infected with HIV, a World Bank report showed.

The findings will be released today at the Washington-based institution during an event with former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. They’re part of a report called “Voice and Agency: Empowering women and girls for shared prosperity” that describes the hurdles for women worldwide and suggests ways to shift the social norms that put them at a disadvantage.

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