Lloyd, Cynthia B.

Case Studies & Research
Case Studies & Research | 2008

Girls count: a global investment and action agenda

In many places girls and young women do not enjoy the basic rights of voting, cannot inherit land, are subject to female genital cutting, and do not have the right to stop unwanted sexual advances or gain justice. This report is about why and how to put girls at the center of development.

Case Studies & Research
Case Studies & Research | 2004

Growing up global: the changing transitions to adulthood in developing countries

This report finds that, compared to the situation 20 years ago, young people are entering adolescence in better health and reaching puberty earlier. They are also more likely to attend school, more likely to postpone entering the labor force, and more likely to delay marriage and childbearing.