Answer the following questions :
- How can you define the term 'adolescence'?
- Why are the adolescents considered to be important?
- What is the situation of adolescent girls in Bangladesh?
- What does gender inequality lead to?
Explanation: a) Adolescence is the period of human life when transition from childhood to adulthood happens. It is marked by the potentiality of physical, mental and behavioral development of a person.
b) Adolescents are considered to be important as they constitute a nation's core resource for national renewal and growth. Because of their tremendous potential and adapting nature, adolescents are nurtured to be responsible adult citizens.
c) The situation of adolescent girls in Bangladesh is quite alarming. It is characterized by inequality and subordination within their families and society.
d) Gender inequality leads to the wide spread practice of child-marriage, lack of health, education and economic rights, violence, and sexual abusE-