alison zahorski on Spoutible

Eighty-six percent of child marriages reported in the US took place between adults and minors, most often girls ages 16 to 17, but sometimes as young as 12. Marrying them to adult men sets up a dangerously imbalanced power dynamic that raises the risk of domestic and sexual violence.😪

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Child marriage is a problem in the US that needs urgent action

Only 12 out of 50 states have a ban on this harmful practice.

02:48 AM - Apr 30, 2024

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In response to alison zahorski.

This: "In the US, women who marry before age 19 are 50% more likely to drop out of high school, four times less likely to graduate from college, and 31% more likely to live in poverty."

It produces appalling intergenerational outcomes, aside from the power dynamic that is predisposed to abuse.

07:43 AM - Apr 30, 2024