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While the mobility of girls is still widely restricted to secure their marriageability, the spread of higher schooling and the internet has inflated aspirations and levelled them out across boys, girls and social classes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>The present study drew on 45 focus group discussions and 73 in\u2010depth interviews among adolescent girls and young women and related stakeholders to develop 32 cases of transitioning girls across four districts of rural Bihar in India. The qualitative data were collected in 2022 and analysed using a combination of thematic and comparative narrative analyses.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The analysis identified some common features of transitioning girls and their pathways. Many girls had been forced by circumstance\u2014household shocks or chronic poverty\u2014to earn money, thereby building their skills and self\u2010efficacy. Others were from families where progressive values ensured their mobility and exposure. Yet others transitioned \u201cby stealth.\u201d But all girls had the backing of at least one parent and all had to learn to navigate public space while safeguarding their reputations. 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