@article{ref1,
title="Can youth empowerment programs reduce violence against girls during the COVID-19 pandemic?",
journal="Journal of development economics",
year="2021",
author="Gulesci, Selim and Puente-Beccar, Manuela and Ubfal, Diego",
volume="153",
number="",
pages="102716-102716",
abstract="This paper shows that a youth empowerment program in Bolivia reduced the reported prevalence of violence against girls during the COVID-19 lockdown. The program offered training in soft skills and technical skills, sexual education, mentoring and job-finding assistance. To measure the effects of the program, the study conducted a randomized control trial with 600 vulnerable adolescents. <br><br>RESULTS indicate that 7 months after its completion, the program increased girls' earnings and decreased violence against girls. Violence was measured with both direct self-report questions and list experiments. These findings suggest that multi-faceted empowerment programs can reduce the level of violence experienced by young women during high-risk periods.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0304-3878",
doi="10.1016/j.jdeveco.2021.102716",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2021.102716"
}