The Dynamics of Family Planning: Key Demographic Insights
Since the early 1960s, many countries have instituted large-scale programs to provide contraceptive access and services to their populations.
Since the early 1960s, many countries have instituted large-scale programs to provide contraceptive access and services to their populations.
(2008) A new report from the Pew Research Center projects that immigration will propel the U.S. population total to 438 million by 2050, from 303 million today (see Figure 1). Along with this growth, the racial and ethnic profile of Americans will continue to shift—with non-Hispanic whites losing their majority status.
The 2020 Census count of people experiencing homelessness takes place in the middle of peak wildfire and hurricane seasons—and the coronavirus pandemic—making a complicated process even more challenging.
Project: Counting Women’s Work
Une stratégie de communication politique solide est un élément important du processus de changement politique réussi pour la prise en compte du travail domestique non rémunéré dans les politiques publiques et macro-économiques.
(2008) Recent demographic trends have created a youth bulge in the Middle East and North Africa, with nearly one in every five people age 15 to 24. Despite its oil wealth and improved health and education systems, the region's political, social, and economic systems still do not meet the needs of this rapidly growing young population.
(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.
Project: BRIDGE: Bringing Information to Decisionmakers for Global Effectiveness
(2009) Contraception is a "best buy" for development. By helping individuals to choose when to have children, family planning saves lives; it prevents unintended pregnancies, averts maternal and child deaths, and prevents abortions.
Project: Strengthening Evidence-Based Policy to Expand Access to Safe Abortion (SAFE ENGAGE)
The module includes two presentations that unpack the pandemic’s anticipated effects on sexual and reproductive health, with a focus on abortion care and guidance on how to engage policymakers.