More than 98 million adolescent girls are not in school. Can girls influence their school- ing without changes in their family’s economic environment? In Rajasthan, India, we examine the impact of a school-based life skills program that seeks to address low aspirations, narrow societal roles for...

This paper shows that a youth empowerment program in Bolivia reduced the reported prevalence of violence against girls during the COVID-19 lockdown. The program offered training in soft skills and technical skills, sexual education, mentoring, and job-finding assistance. To measure the effects of...