fille-mère

19:57 Nov 10, 2012 

l'emploi du mot filles mères en 2012 est un peu étonnant, car du moins pour moi rempli de connotation négative mais surtout peu 'politiquement correct' de nos jours.

15:20 Nov 7, 2012 

Referring to a young woman of 20 to 25 as a "jeune fille" seems wrong to me, even taking into account that France was less impacted by feminism than the UK or US. Nonetheless sexist language does still crop up in all countries and both languages. There is a very big difference between the needs of child mothers (an expression I'd only use for mothers who are under 16), teenage mothers and mothers aged 20 to 25. Note that in most developing countries it is the norm for young women of 18 to 20 to already have at least one child.

On the other hand, it is true that "nom de jeune fille" means "maiden name", so it could be that "jeune fille" is used here to indicate unmarried status, even though it is an odd way of expressing it. Being a mother without the status and support networks that marriage brings is far tougher in traditional societies than in France, the UK or US.

14:36 Nov 7, 2012 

The text says "jeunes filles mères."

14:32 Nov 7, 2012 

are we talking about "jeunes-filles mères" or "jeunes filles-mères". Ain't exactly the same thaig, now.

14:14 Nov 7, 2012 

S'il ne s'agit pas exclusivement de filles qui ont moins de 20 ans, il est alors difficile de préciser "teen mothers" et encore moins possible de dire "child mothers". Mais il est question (à mon avis) de la jeunesse des mères en question, du moins quand on emploie l'expression "jeune fille mère". Il faut, en tous cas, respecter le contexte du document en question.

14:00 Nov 7, 2012 

Je ne pensais pas que je déchaînerais de telles discussions avec ma question. je suis bien dans un contexte de pays en voie de développement durement frappé par les caprices de la nature.
Il s'agit de jeunes filles, non mariées, qui subissent la violence et la prostitution ainsi que bien d'autres problèmes. Elles ont pour la majorité moins de 25 ans

11:10 Nov 7, 2012 

(changed mind) As BD Finch says, child mothers - Child mothers face stigma of rejection
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/uganda_24566.html

10:53 Nov 7, 2012 

In terms of whether 'fille-mere' would indicate marital status, I think you also need to consider the context here of international development. Presuming the text is referring to a programme in a third world country, it may well be of significance if these mothers are single as well as young and the term does appear to indicate marital status: http://www.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-fra.html?lang=f...

09:56 Nov 7, 2012 

These mothers could even be pre-teen. There is a real problem in some countries of rape and pregnancy of very young girls, even as young as nine years old.

https://twitter.com/UNICEF/status/259057267083706369
"From child mothers in Kenyan refugee camp we learn that healing can happen ... Refugee camp provides home for child mothers ... "

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/nov/05/10-year-o...
"She is called Nicoletta and, undoubtedly, is as delightful as any healthy newborn baby. But her birth 10 days ago in the southern Spanish city of Jerez has provoked a storm – because her mother is just 10 years old. Of the 22 cases, there are five births to nine-year-olds from Brazil, ... "

www.worldpress.org/Africa/1933.cfm
"Child-mother Janet, who was abducted at age ten, cries as she holds her eleven-month-old son at a rehabilitation center in Northern Uganda ... "

22:32 Nov 6, 2012 

I agree with Val: young single mothers

21:27 Nov 6, 2012 

... are we talking about? Teenagers? Young adults? Or a mix of both?

21:19 Nov 6, 2012 

I would say young single moms for jeunes