- Six key factors contribute to adolescent girls' economic empowerment: 1. Financial capital (e.g., cash, savings, access to credit, and other financial assets) 2. Human capital (e.g., education, health, self-esteem, and communication skills) 3. Social capital (e.g., social networks, friends, mentors, and supportive family members) 4. Physical capital (e.g., ID card, household goods, land, housing, and transport) 5. Social norms (e.g., early marriage, childbearing, influence of age, gender, and ethnicity) 6. Institutions (e.g., political and legal rights, market structure, and the education system).
- There are three primary strategies used to promote adolescent girls' economic empowerment: 1. Financial Services Strategies, which include microcredit, youth savings initiatives, and financial literacy education. 2. Employment Strategies, which include vocational training and initiatives focusing on the school-to-work transition. 3. Life-Skills and Social Support Strategies, which include creating social networks and providing reproductive health and gender equity training.
- Recommendations: Create Age-Appropriate Financial Services, Link Employment Programs with Real Market Needs and Opportunities, Link Employment Programs with Real Market Needs and Opportunities Address the Intersection of Factors that Shape Girls' Lives, Create Data-Driven Programs.