Every three seconds , a girl is married before she turns 18. Twelve million girls every year are married as a child—12 million childhoods cut short. This is what happened to Binita in Nepal. Married at 13 to a man 11 years her senior, Binita said that abuse is common in unions like hers. Stripped of their autonomy and opportunities, married girls are more likely to experience intimate partner violence. “She’s forced to stay, even if she’s beaten or unhappy,” said Binita, now 18. Like Binita,