Answer the following questions :

1. How will you define adolescence?
2. Why is adolescence important?
3. What do the adolescent girls in Bangladesh usually face
4. What are the effects of female inequality in Bangladesh
5. How do wealth and education influence a girl's marriage?

b. Adolescence is the period of transition from childhood to adulthood, which forms the behaviour and lifestyle of young peoplE- According to World Health Organisation (WHO), the future of a young person's life is shaped during this period. Hence, adolescence is important in one's lifE- 

c. The adolescent girls in Bangladesh usually face inequality in the family and society, which leads to child marriage, marginalization or exclusion from health, education and economic opportunities, and a vulnerability to violence and sexual abusE- 

d. Female inequality leads to exclusion from health, education and economic opportunities, and a vulnerability to violence and sexual abuse in Bangladesh. 

E- Adolescent girls from more affluent families generally get more educational opportunities. They are also not exposed to  child marriage as much as an adolescent girl from a less affluent family.