PRB Discuss Online: What Does ‘Poverty’ Really Mean in India?
(February 2012) The past few years have seen much hype regarding the economic progress in India, much of it extolling the country’s “rising incomes” and “exploding” middle class.
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Reflections on Decades of Working Toward Family Planning Access and Rights
(2012) Fred Sai, former Ghanaian Presidential Advisor on Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS, has worked tirelessly for decades toward family planning and nutrition.
States in U.S. With Higher Tax Rates Are Better for Children
(2012) A new index of child well-being finds a strong relationship among state tax rates, the size of state investments in children, and children’s quality-of-life.
Combating FGM in Villages in Senegal: A Photo Slideshow
(2012) In November 2011, 12 PRB Women’s Edition journalists from 11 developing countries traveled to two villages in Senegal, Keur Simbara and Saam Njaay, during the 2011 International Conference on Family Planning to witness the lessons and successes of the Tostan Community Empowerment Program in encouraging the abandonment of female genital cutting and fostering human rights and democracy.
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Marks Ninth Year
(2012) Feb. 6, 2012, marks the ninth commemoration of the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting.
China Has Too Many Bachelors
(January 2012) Dudley Poston is fascinated by China’s “demographic exceptionalism.” The country has the world’s largest population, and in the 70s managed to achieve one of the fastest fertility declines in human history.
Views From the 2011 International Conference on Family Planning
(2012) The International Conference on Family Planning in Dakar, Senegal, in November 2011, brought together over 2,000 researchers and advocates dedicated to improving the lives of women and families through reproductive health, with the ultimate goal of universal access to family planning.
The Health and Well-Being of Grandparents Caring for Grandchildren
(2011) The numbers of U.S. grandparents responsible for raising a grandchild increased 30 percent between 2000 and 2010.
Fiche de données sur la population mondiale 2011
(2014) La Fiche de données sur la population mondiale 2013 du PRB contient les toutes dernières estimations et projections de population, ainsi que des indicateurs clés pour plus de 200 pays.
16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence
(2011) The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence is an international campaign originating from the first Women’s Global Leadership Institute, sponsored by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership at Rutgers University in 1991.