Written by Joseph Mwita Kisito
It’s no secret that poverty affects everyone, regardless of gender. But, let us be real: girls and women from poorer backgrounds often bear a disproportionate burden. Talk of early pregnancies, teenage parenthood, HIV/AIDS, unsafe sex and sexually transmitted diseases, partner violence, sexual violence, lack of access to sex education services, and the list goes on. Empirical research has shown that, from socio-economic and cultural perspectives, poverty often presents different outcomes for girls and boys, with girls being particularly disadvantaged, not only in the present but across generations (Adomako, Zhou & Amarteifio, 2023; Ramalho & Chant, 2021; Ngidi et al, 2024).
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