PRB Discuss Online: How Do Americans Balance Work and Family?
(2010) PRB Discuss Online: How Do Americans Balance Work and Family?
Region: South Asia
PRB Discuss Online: ‘Next Generation’ Contraceptives, Who Will Benefit and How?
(2010) What are the “next generation” contraceptives? Several innovative contraceptive methods are expected to enter the market within five years, and more are under development.
PRB Discuss Online: How Are the Children of Single Mothers Faring? Evidence From the Fragile Families Study
(February 2010) The percentage of U.S.
Commemorating 2010 International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
(2010) 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.
PRB Discuss Online: Engaging Men in the Fight to End Violence Against Women
(2009) One in three women will experience an act of violence in their lifetime, whether it is domestic and interpersonal violence; sexual violence; violence in the name of “culture” or tradition; or systemic violence, as in the use of rape as an instrument of war.
PRB Discuss Online: Marriage Is Good for Your Health
(2009) Mounting research shows that married people are healthier and live longer than unmarried people.
Climate Change Predicted to Affect Mortality in Rural India More Than the United States
(2009) There is near consensus among the scientific community that CO2 emissions are causing climate change, including increased temperature, precipitation, and variability in weather.
PRB Discuss Online: Africa’s Future, Improving the Health of Mothers and Children
(July 2009) Every year in sub-Saharan Africa, 265,000 mothers die in childbirth and 4.5 million children die before the age of 5 from preventable causes.
Family Planning and Economic Well-Being: New Evidence From Bangladesh
(2009) Family planning is one of the most cost-effective health interventions in the developing world. For decades, research has shown that for a relatively modest investment, family planning saves lives and improves maternal and child health.
Policy Brief. Family Planning and Economic Well-Being: New Evidence From Bangladesh
(2009) Family planning is one of the most cost-effective health interventions in the developing world. For decades, research has shown that for a relatively modest investment, family planning saves lives and improves maternal and child health.