The Backdrop: Rising Inequality in the U.S.
(2014) Countries around the world are paying more attention to inequality as an indicator of social and economic well-being.
Region: Southern Europe
The Backdrop: Rising Inequality in the U.S.
(2014) Countries around the world are paying more attention to inequality as an indicator of social and economic well-being.
Mise à jour : le comportement sexuel et la planification familiale en Afrique de l’Ouest
(Novembre 2013) Il s’agit de trois articles sur le comportement sexuel et l’utilisation de contraceptifs parmi les jeunes et la planification familiale en Afrique de l’Ouest.
“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.
Changing the Way U.S. Hispanics Are Counted
The U.S.
When Technology and Tradition Collide: From Gender Bias to Sex Selection
(2012) Every year, as a result of prenatal sex selection, 1.5 million girls around the world are missing at birth—it is as if the entire female population of Nairobi simply disappeared.
The Decline in U.S. Fertility
In the United States and other developed countries, fertility tends to drop during periods of economic decline. U.
U.S. Teen Birth Rate Hits New Low, Still Higher Than Europe’s
(April 2012) The U.S.
Germany: Beyond the Transition’s End
(2011) Germany’s recovery from the devastation of World War II is often called an “economic miracle” because its economy is now Europe’s largest. Immigration has been an important part of the country’s modern demographic history.
The Dynamics of Latino Population Growth
(2010) Latinos are increasingly shaping the demographic makeup of the United States.