"child brides: stolen lives" (NOW/PBS)

[niyad]

one front in the ongong war against women)

if you missed last night's "NOW" on pbs called "Child Brides: Stolen Lives", I urge all of you to go to the website, and either read the transcripts or watch the video

a horrifying look at the patriarchal practice of child brides, and what is being done to eliminate this practice



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Who is affected?

More than 100 million girls in the developing world will be married during the next 10 years.

Although the definition of child marriage includes boys, most children married under the age of 18 years are girls.

While the practice has decreased globally over the last 30 years, it remains common in rural areas and among the poorest of the poor.

In Southern Asia, 48%—nearly 10 million—of girls are married before the age of 18.

In Africa, 42% of girls were married before turning 18.

In Latin America and the Caribbean, 29% of girls are married by age 18.

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