Caroline Harper is a Principal Research Fellow and Head of the Social Development programme at the UK-based Overseas Development Institute (ODI), focusing on gender, generations and exclusion.

Nicola Jones is a political scientist and Principal Research Fellow at ODI, as well as Director of the longitudinal Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) research programme.

Anita Ghimire is the director for social science research at the Nepal Institute for Social and Environmental Research (NISER).

Rachel Marcus is a freelance social development researcher focused on gender, childhood, youth and adolescence.

Grace Bantebya Kyomuhendo is a Professor in the School of Women and Gender Studies at Makerere University in Uganda.

This book explores the harmful impact of discriminatory gender norms on all aspects of adolescent girls' lives across a range of contexts. With cases from Ethiopia, Nepal, Uganda and Viet Nam, the book shows how more egalitarian gender norms can help girls realise their full potential. It will interest policy makers, NGOs, academics and students.

Introduction: The significance of adolescence in the life course

Chapter 1: What can a focus on gender norms contribute to girls' empowerment?

Ethiopia

Chapter 2: 'Sticky' gendered norms: change and stasis in the patterning of child marriage in Amhara, Ethiopia l

Chapter 3: The politics of policy and programme implementation to advance adolescent girls' well-being in Ethiopia

Uganda

Chapter 4: The paradox of change and continuity in social norms and practices affecting adolescent girls' capabilities and transitions to adulthood in rural Uganda

Chapter 5: From national laws and policies to local programmes: obstacles and opportunities in communications for adolescent girls' empowerment in Uganda

Viet Nam

Chapter 6: Intersecting inequalities: the impact of gender norms on Hmong adolescent girls' education, marriage and work in Viet Nam

Chapter 7: Triple invisibility: the neglect of ethnic minority adolescent girls in Viet Nam

Nepal

Chapter 8: Small but persistent steps on the road to gender equality: marriage patterns in Far West Nepal

Chapter 9: Continuity and change: How embedded programmes improve the lives of adolescent girls

Conclusion: Pushing the boundaries of social order: adolescent girls and norm change