Australian Fathers’ Long Hours Affect Sons More Than Daughters
Boys and girls begin to show differences in behavioral problems as young as 5 years old, finds a recent study in Western Australia.
Area of Expertise: Children, Youth, and Families
Unmarried Baby Boomers Face Disadvantages as They Grow Older
(2014) The U.S. baby-boom generation – those born between 1946 and 1964 – is the largest generation in American history and a major force in the country’s demographic future.
Why 1 in 7 Americans Receive Food Stamps
(March 2014) The weak U.S.
Migration’s Environmental Drivers Are Diverse, Require Different Policies
Dramatic and spontaneous natural disasters garner substantial humanitarian aid—as they should. But long-term chronic environmental pressures such as heat stress also put tremendous strain on rural households, especially households in less developed countries that rely on agriculture.
New Kenyan Population Policy a Model for Other Countries
(2014) In 2012, the government of Kenya passed a landmark policy to manage its rapid population growth. The new population policy aims to reduce the number of children a woman has over her lifetime from 5 in 2009 to 3 by 2030.
Besoins Non Satisfaits en Planification Familiale et Demandes pour des Familles Plus Petites au Rwanda
(février 2014) Le Rwanda affronte des difficultés de développement en raison de plusieurs facteurs : le faible revenu par habitant, les conséquences des bouleversements sociaux et politiques survenus dans les années 1990, et une forte densité de population.
Single Working Mothers in U.S. Worse Off Since the Recession
(2014) U.S.
Zero Tolerance to FGM/C: A Day for Reflection
(2014) Feb. 6, the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C), holds a special place in my heart because FGM/C is the first issue I worked on when I began my career in global health.
Top 10 Countries Closing Gender Gap
Since 2006, the World Economic Forum has issued a Global Gender Gap Index to review gender-based disparities around the world and track progress in closing the gap in four areas: educational attainment, health, economic participation, and political empowerment.
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Data and Trends Update 2014
An estimated 100 million to 140 million girls and women worldwide have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and more than 3 million girls are at risk for cutting each year on the African continent alone.