October 30, 2021Early Marriage, Teen Pregnancy As Threats to Girl-Child Education – LeadershipA UNESCO report released on the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child (11 October) shows […]
May 12, 2021California State Northridge: Child Marriage in CaliforniaWatch: Event Description: Speakers Fraidy Reiss, Forced Marriage survivor and Founder of Unchained at Last, and Amanda Parker, […]
April 29, 2021North Carolina State University: FGM/C The Hidden Practice That Changes LivesWatch: Event Description: Speakers F.A. Cole, FGM survivor, Mariya Taher, FGM survivor and Sahiyo Founder, Amanda Parker, AHA […]
December 10, 2020Fighting for Her Dreams: How Shagufa Found Freedom from Forced MarriageAt the age of 16, Shagufa, then living in Afghanistan, was forced into a marriage with a man […]
May 12, 2020Why Laws Against Child Marriage Are Now Needed More Than EverBoth Pennsylvania and Minnesota recently voted unanimously to ban child marriage, becoming the third and fourth states in […]
May 1, 2020Bill to end child marriage in Pa. sent to governor – ABC 27HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Legislation to prohibit marriage before the age of 18, unanimously passed the House and […]
April 29, 2020Millions more cases of violence, child marriage, female genital mutilation, unintended pregnancy expected due to the COVID-19 pandemic – UNFPAUNITED NATIONS, New York – A clear view of the toll of the COVID-19 pandemic is only beginning […]
March 13, 2020New Hampshire House votes to eliminate child marriage – Eagle TimesCONCORD — The New Hampshire House voted Wednesday to raise the age for marriage in the state to […]
March 4, 2020Courtney Stodden married Doug Hutchison when she was 16. Now it’s over – CNN(CNN)Courtney Stodden and Doug Hutchison stirred controversy when they married in 2011. She was 16 at the time, […]
February 18, 2020‘We don’t want our girls to get married’: Push to raise wedding age to 18 – Minnesota Star TribuneAn effort to raise Minnesota’s legal marriage age to 18 without exception appears to be gaining traction at […]
January 28, 2020Increasing resilience is key to overcoming adversity, author says – Colorado Arts and Science MagazineAyaan Hirsi Ali says people who view themselves as victims are holding themselves and society back, and she […]
January 27, 2020I Turned My Child Marriage Trauma into Activism – Yes MagazineGrowing up, I had the same dream many little girls do—of a wedding full of love, pretty flowers, […]
December 16, 20192019 Impact Report VideoDuring this time of reflection on the past year, we look back at the challenges we have overcome […]
December 12, 2019‘Big Sisters’ ride to rescue of Nepali child brides – ReutersSURKHET, Nepal (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – If it wasn’t for her self-annointed “Big Sister”, Punam Pun Magar would […]
December 5, 2019Advocates push to outlaw child marriage in Michigan, citing sexual abuse concerns – Michigan AdvanceThe state Legislature has yet to take up a bipartisan bill package that would outlaw child marriages by […]
November 1, 2019CBSN Originals: Child marriage – CBS NewsIn 2018, Delaware and New Jersey became the first states to ban marriage under the age of 18 […]
October 16, 2019Vulnerable teenage girls to be targeted in airport bathrooms to stop them from being taken overseas and forced into arranged marriages – Daily MailAirport bathrooms will be targeted as part of a new campaign to crackdown on predators who are forcing […]
September 12, 2019Child marriage should end in Idaho – Post RegisterI just returned from back-to-back industry conferences. Each year when I meet new people and say I’m from […]
September 11, 2019End child marriage in the U.S.? You might be surprised at who’s opposed – NBC NewsA bill that would have ended child marriage in Idaho — which has no minimum age for couples […]
August 29, 2019Alabama legislature passes new marriage certificate law – WCBILAMAR COUNTY, Ala. (WCBI) – Some objections to signing marriage licenses for same-sex couples led to a change […]