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

ABSTRACT:

Background

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 environment in conjunction with cultural norms surrounding son preference influences women's overall life course. However, there is scant research about the association between these life transitions and changes in empowerment among AGYW in India.

Methods

Using two waves of data from prospective cohort panel dataset that followed unmarried (6,065 observations in each wave) and married AGYW (3,941 observations from each wave) over a three-year period from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, we examined how marri

SUBMITTER: Gopalakrishnan L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10538655 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature