Context: The proposed policy of increasing marriage age for women, instead of addressing the causes and consequences of under-age marriages, may instead produce adverse, sub-optimal outcomes affecting the poor and marginalized the most.
Plausible arguments for increasing legal marriage age for women
Challenges to Women Empowerment
Argument against the measure of increasing marital age for women:
Way Forward:
Conclusion: What is needed is an enabling, incentivizing and innovative approach to implementing the existing policies effectively.