It is estimated that one in three girls in the world are married before the age of 18 years. Currently, nearly 70 million girls between the ages of 18 and 24 years were married before the age of 18 years, and many of these marriages are forced upon the girl against her will (UNFPA,...
The Pathway was designed to apply in all settings (high-, middle- and low-income countries, and in any type of health system). In this paper, we describe the process of developing the Midwifery2030 Pathway and explain the meaning of its different components, with a view to assisting ...
While it is true that some older people will not be severely influenced by the ageist attitudes and behaviour of others, for many people it can be a source of lowered self-respect and loss of personal meaning. This, in turn, results in decreased quality of life and well-being. The ...
We must rediscover the role of the storyteller who keeps us alive and gives meaning to our societies. This model [of journalism] was not built for someone like me to engage in it fully, to see myself reflected in it fully. Institutional journalism was not made for many of people in ...
“You must own the choices that you’re making…. I do not care if this thing called journalism and these people called journalists continue to exist in the way that they do now… We must rediscover the role of the storyteller who keeps us alive and gives meaning to our societies. This...
Overall, the results indicate that across surveys, certain high prevalence regions remain “hot spots” regarding FGM/C prevalence. These novel findings fit with predictions of theory on social norms and conventions which suggest that the practice is upheld by interdependent expectations regarding the ...