From rhetoric to action: delivering for young women in Africa

This policy brief argues that young African women aged 15 to 35 face a double burden of gender and age discrimination, often resulting in their exclusion from government programs. The authors contend that deliberate policy choices and enhanced action are necessary to ensure these women can contribute to the goals of Agenda 2063 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

• Young African women between 15 and 35 years old experience a combined burden of age and gender discrimination within patriarchal and ageist societies, which frequently leads to them being overlooked by government initiatives.
• The brief asserts that moving beyond numerical arguments for empowerment toward deliberate policy choices and enhanced action will enable young women to contribute more effectively to the global 2030 agenda for Sustainable Development and Africa's Agenda 2063.

APA

Aling’o, P., & Abdulmelik, N. (n.d.). From rhetoric to action: delivering for young women in Africa. Institute for Security Studies. https://issafrica.org/research/policy-brief/from-rhetoric-to-action-delivering-for-young-women-in-africa

Chicago

Aling’o, Peter, and Nebila Abdulmelik. From rhetoric to action: delivering for young women in Africa. Institute for Security Studies, n.d. https://issafrica.org/research/policy-brief/from-rhetoric-to-action-delivering-for-young-women-in-africa.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{alingondfrom, author = {Aling’o, Peter and Abdulmelik, Nebila}, title = {{From rhetoric to action: delivering for young women in Africa}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, url = {https://issafrica.org/research/policy-brief/from-rhetoric-to-action-delivering-for-young-women-in-africa}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }