Real Choices, Real Lives Reports

Real Choices, Real Lives is a longitudinal research study following 142 girls born in 2006 until 2024, when they turn 18. We set up the study to gain in-depth understanding of attitudes towards gender within families and how these attitudes impact on girls' lives over time.

Every year, researchers visit the girls and their families to document and explore how the changing world around them influences their lives and personalities. This unqiue dataset gathers information on the social, economic, cultural and insititutional variables that surround girls' lives.

Researchers interview the girls and their families to uncover new and more detailed knowledge through the various stages of childhood. Read our annual reports below to find out more about important aspects of their lives.