Mathilde is a Phd student in Economics at Université Paris Dauphine – PSL. She does research on gender issues in sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on education, fertility and reproductive health.
Early marriage and pregnancy can be detrimental to women’s health, agency, and labour market outcomes. However, compelling evidence from sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) shows that each additional year of secondary education mitigates these risks in both the short- and long-term. Over the last two decades, SSA has made enormous progress in increasing access to schooling in...
7 Apr 2022 | Mathilde Sage