WUNRN
Action Aid
YOUNG WOMEN: LIFE CHOICES &
LIVELIHOODS IN POOR URBAN AREAS
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YOUNG WOMEN - LIFE
CHOICES & LIVELIHOODS IN POOR URBAN AREAS
With 2012 witnessing the highest ever urban
populations and migration to towns and cities on the rise, levels of urban
poverty are also increasing.
Young women are among the hardest hit by
these pressures, but little research exists for programmes seeking to address
young women’s needs in urban areas.
With this in mind, ActionAid commissioned
three reports covering urban areas in India,
Ghana
and South
Africa to better understand the opportunities and challenges faced by young
urban women.
Our research forms the basis for an
innovative global programme we hope to launch in 2013 that will be focussed
on young women’s rights to decent work and sexual reproductive health. This
programme will seek to increase women’s control and autonomy over their life
choices, and seek to challenge gender norms that perpetuate inequality.