Older Zambian Women’s Reproductive Health Often Overlooked
(2013) In Zambia, girls often start childbearing before they are 18 years old, and many women end childbearing after the age of 35 (see Figure 1).
Area of Expertise: Children, Youth, and Families
Kenya’s Adolescent Reproductive Health and Development Policy: Implementation Progress and Barriers
(2013) Developed in 2003, the Adolescent Reproductive Health and Development (ARHD) Policy was the first in Kenya to focus on improving the reproductive health and well-being of adolescents and youth.
Report. Kenya’s Adolescent Reproductive Health and Development Policy: Implementation Progress and Barriers
(2013) Developed in 2003, the Adolescent Reproductive Health and Development (ARHD) Policy was the first in Kenya to focus on improving the reproductive health and well-being of adolescents and youth.
Black Students More Likely to Be Disciplined at School Than Whites
(2013) Suspensions, expulsions, and arrests are strong predictors of trouble for students. Students in trouble tend to drop out or not graduate on time, which can ultimately diminish their lifetime earnings—and will make them much more likely to be incarcerated than those who graduate.
Trends in Adolescent Fertility a Mixed Picture
(May 2013) The high rates of adolescent fertility have been a particular concern in many countries.
“When Technology and Tradition Collide: From Gender Bias to Sex Selection,” Fact Sheet
(2013) With technology producing more and cheaper ways to determine the sex of a fetus, fewer girls are being born—an estimated 1.5 million of them every year.
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U.S. STEM Workforce Aging, but Younger Than Total Labor Force
(2013) The U.S.
Rising Trend of Births Outside Marriage
(April 2013) An important indication of changing attitudes toward family formation is the rapidly rising trend of births outside of marriage. Back in 1960, births outside of marriage were virtually unheard of and were often kept as secret as possible.
PRB Spotlight: Innovative Population and Environment Research
(2013) Lori Hunter is glad that population and environment research is becoming more sophisticated. As editor of the journal Population and Environment for the past five years, she said in a “PRB Spotlights” interview that she’s seen the theory behind research become stronger and the methods more creative.