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Africa: Boys and Girls Enter Teens With Gender Stereotypes Firmly Set
The Conversation Africa, 2 October 2017
A team of international experts have just published the most comprehensive analysis to date of how children on the cusp of adolescence perceive growing up as a boy or girl. The… Read more »
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Africa: Waiting to Talk to Your Child About Sex Does More Harm Than Good
Bhekisisa, 4 October 2017
By the age of 10, children's ideas about gender, relationships and violence are largely set in stone. Read more »
Gender Stereotypes Firmly Set by Teens, Study Shows
A particularly interesting, yet unknown aspect of early adolescence, is how boys and girls establish relationships that ultimately shape their sexual and overall health from early to late adolescence, says Kristin Mmari in The Conversation Africa.
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18 December 2016
Hear Kids' Honest Opinions on Being a Boy or Girl Around the World
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- National Geographic
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National Geographic traveled around the world to talk with 9-year-olds and ask what it's like to be growing up in 2016, and how gender affects their ... see more »
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Africa: Violence Affects Three in Four Children Globally, Report Says
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 26 September 2017
"Childhood violence damages individuals, families and communities in both rich countries and poor." Read more »
