Posted on 06/30/2018 8:11:14 PM PDT by ATOMIC_PUNK
Nearly one in four girls in Mexico (23%) marry before their 18th birthday. Mexico has the 8th highest number of child brides in the world.
In Mexico, child marriage often takes the form of informal unions. According to INSAD (2017), four in every five unions nationwide are informal.
DRIVERS Child marriage in Mexico is largely driven by poverty, tradition and patriarchal gender norms. It is most common in rural areas, particularly among indigenous groups where social practices and customary laws prevail over state legislation.
92% of girls in informal unions in Mexico are out of school. Lack of education or employment can push girls to view marriage as a path towards independence and financial stability. Others see marriage as an opportunity to flee violence in their family homes.
Teenage pregnancy is linked to child marriage in Mexico – over half of adolescent girls (aged 12-17) who are married have at least one child.
Gender norms around marriage and girls’ sexuality also play a significant role. On one hand, the sexualisation of girls encourages men to look for younger partners. On the other hand, marriage is still seen by many women and girls as a way to gain respect and status in their communities.
LEGAL AGE The General Law on the Rights of Children and Adolescents 2014 establishes 18 years as the minimum age of marriage, but girls can marry at 14 and boys can marry at 16 with parental consent.
However, the age of marriage varies at the state level. As of May 2017, 22 states have made married before 18 illegal while another ten allow child marriage.
http://insad.com.mx/site/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/6137-CCMC_MexicoReport_v3.pdf
UN Women, Matrimonios y uniones tempranas de niñas, 2016.
https://www.girlsnotbrides.org/reports-and-publications/matrimonios-y-uniones-tempranas-de-ninas/
Sin Embargo Rosagel, The Sale and Arranged Marriages of Young Girls are Common in Chiapas, 2014
Tahirih Justice Centre Forced Marriage Initiative, Mexico (Accessed at:
http://preventforcedmarriage.org/forced-marriage-overseas-mexico/
UNFPA, Marrying Too Young, 2012
first and last sites are dead in the water must have changed their minds about being recognized !
Roy Moore was shopping in the wrong store.
I just saw an article that claimed that the age of consent in Mexico was just lowered to 12.
Are you sure about that link?
I get a rather cagey looking forum, with a note that the article may not be worthy of believing.
Is that a true source?
“I just saw an article that claimed that the age of consent in Mexico was just lowered to 12.”
Too little info can land you in jail in Mexico.
I have a bit of an issue with “child,”’ while they are not adults usually they are minors, certainly - child sounds like a ten year old.
It is not necessarily evil for a teen to marry. Throughout history we’ll find many of our ancestors were married quite young. We need to safeguard against exploitation but many married earlier than 18 and I’d say most were not being exploited or being the object of some sort of perversion.
“Child bride “ imo would be someone younger, pre or newly adolescent, immature.
There was a car wreck near here several years back in which the husband of a Mexican woman was killed. The husband was THIRTEEN YEARS OLD. Don’t know if he was legally here or not.
They are referring to an article on a site that could be wrong. The link to the actual article is at the top of the page. So many people on reddit were acting like it was real that I assumed that it was. But it could be fake. I would look for other confirmations.
I talked to Ann Coulter on twitter about he link it looked like click bait to me so i hunted down what i thought looked credible there is no source that looks credible for the 12 year old claim of marriage
Not that i can find anyway
Ok. Although when I went looking I found out that it already was 12 in some places in Mexico.
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