Role of marriage, motherhood, son preference on adolescent girls' and young women's empowerment: Evidence from a panel study in India.

<h4>Background</h4>Marriage is a key determinant of health and well-being of adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in India. It is a key life event in which girls move to their marital households, often co-residing with their in-laws and begin childbearing. The change in the normative...

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Main Authors: Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, Stefano Bertozzi, Sophia Rabe-Hesketh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292084