GENDER ASPECT OF THE PROBLEM OF CHILD MARRIAGES IN THE WORLD AND UZBEKISTAN

Аннотация

The problems of child marriages in the modern world are becoming more and more relevant. In the article, based on numerous data from many countries, as well as for Uzbekistan, the problems of early marriages, early childbirth, their negative impact on the health of young mothers and their children are considered. Child marriage is considered a form of forced marriage, provided that both parties have not expressed full, free and informed consent to the marriage and are under 18 years of age, widely accepted as the age at which a person becomes an adult and receives full civil rights. KEYWORDS Child marriage, forced marriage, forced marriage, patriarchal family norms, poverty, lack of education, local traditions, "Elders", "Girls are not brides," survey.