Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers discussed how social media and new technologies may enhance—or limit—social connectedness and emotional well-being among older adults.
Since 2006, the World Economic Forum has issued a Global Gender Gap Index to review gender-based disparities around the world and track progress in closing the gap in four areas: educational attainment, health, economic participation, and political empowerment.
Project: PACE: Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health
PACE produces original analysis and targeted communication materials to examine variations in adolescent fertility throughout Nepal.
(2010) In many countries, the elderly now make up an unprecedented share of the population. This increase in the number of older people has implications for national budgets, labor force growth, and family support systems.
Project: Strengthening Evidence-Based Policy to Expand Access to Safe Abortion (SAFE ENGAGE)
Reducing deaths and injuries related to unsafe abortion requires a policy environment that supports equitable access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)—including contraception, safe abortion, and postabortion care—for all people.
Project: Empowering Evidence-Driven Advocacy
Katavi has the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in Tanzania.
Project: PACE: Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health
Women’s decisions about family planning are complex and change over time. Understanding these shifts can help us meet women’s needs and support their goals.
(2014) "The Demography of Inequality in the United States" is a PRB Population Bulletin that investigates the intersection between demography and inequality in the United States, with a focus on regional patterns and differences by age, race/ethnicity, gender, and family structure.