-
Hear from Monica Toft, Academic Dean
Learn how Monica Toft, Academic Dean, is shaping the study of global affairs and diplomacy at Fletcher.
Hear from Prof. Toft -
Explore Fletcher academics in action
Fletcher Features offers insights, innovation, stories and expertise by scholars.
Get global insights -
Get application tips right from the source
Learn tips, tricks, and behind-the-scenes insights on applying to Fletcher from our admissions counselors.
Hear from Admissions -
Research that the world is talking about
Stay up to date on the latest research, innovation, and thought leadership from our newsroom.
Stay informed -
Meet Fletcherites and their stories
Get to know our vibrant community through news stories highlighting faculty, students, and alumni.
Meet Fletcherites -
Forge your future after Fletcher
Watch to see how Fletcher prepares global thinkers for success across industries.
See the impact -
Global insights and expertise, on demand.
Need a global affairs expert for a timely and insightful take? Fletcher faculty are available for media inquiries.
Get in Touch
Gender Analysis
Study International Affairs with a Gender Lens
In this "Why Fletcher?" video, Phoebe Donnelly (F13, F19) shares her thoughts on what makes the Fletcher education unique, highlighting the policy-relevant work students can can undertake and calling Fletcher "the place to be" if you're looking to address global issues with a gender lens.
Learn more about Fletcher's PhD program.
Spotlight: Child Marriage in Armed Conflict
Fletcher Professors Pursue Research to Inform Policy
Child marriage threatens the lives and futures of young people. It robs children of agency to make decisions about their lives, disrupts their education, and makes them more vulnerable to violence, discrimination and abuse. It prevents their full participation in economic, political and social spheres. Girls married young often become pregnant before their bodies are fully developed, which can result in death or disabilities with lasting consequences. Most of the evidence on child marriage comes from development contexts. We know extremely little about how humanitarian crises, armed conflict and forced displacement affect the prevalence, incidence and nature of child marriage. A recent review finds that international and national humanitarian response fails to protect girls and boys from the harms posed by child marriage. A lack of knowledge of the trends and drivers of child marriage in these settings, however, makes it difficult to design effective responses.
Professors Dyan Mazurana, Elizabeth Stites, and Kimberly Howe are joining with Feinstein Researchers Anastasia Marshak, Teddy Atim and Fletcher doctoral students in the gender field of study to carry out research to develop a better evidence base to inform policy, programs and advocacy to address child marriage in armed conflict.
The proposed project, Children and Marriage in Conflict (CMC), will generate this evidence through mixed methods longitudinal research in eight countries – Syria, Lebanon, Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Malaysia – and among settled, forcibly displaced and refugee populations. It will investigate child marriage for both girls and boys. With its breath and depth, CMC will provide ground-breaking information on how conflict, displacement and return affect the prevalence and nature of child marriage. Results will be designed to specifically inform policy and programming.