Social Change in the Wake of the U.S. Recession
(2009) Between 2007 and 2008, U.S. household income fell sharply as the unemployment rate increased.
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Paper. Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Health Providers Should Be Advocates For Change
(2015) This paper will make a case for the critical role of health care providers in treating girls and women who have undergone FGM/C and in protecting others from this harmful tradition.
Project: Empowering Evidence-Driven Advocacy
Addressing Misconceptions About Family Planning in the Philippines to Drive Change
These infographics, fact sheet, and videos products will be used to help address misinformation about contraceptive methods and convince policymakers to fund family planning services.
Rural Migrant Remittances May Protect Forests
(February 2012) Sprawling urban areas most obviously demonstrate the environmental impact of migration. Water scarcity, pollution, and lack of adequate housing are some of the more evident impacts of urban population growth.
The Role of Policymakers in Ending Female Genital Mutilation: An African Perspective
(2010) The idea of intentionally harming—let alone mutilating—healthy young girls stirs feelings of anger and injustice. The fact that thousands of girls are mutilated daily in the name of culture, religion, or gender is difficult to imagine.
PRB Discuss Online: Gender-Based Violence in the Congo
(2010) A new study conducted in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has revealed that perpetrators and victims of high rates of sexual gender-based violence in the region include large numbers of both men and women and are associated with increased post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, as well as physical health outcomes.