Project: Supporting Population Evidence and Champions in Africa (SPEC)
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Project: Center for Public Information on Population Research (CPIPR)
Family Instability in Childhood Affects American Adults’ Economic Mobility
People who did not spend their entire childhoods living in a stable two-parent family face greater chances of downward economic mobility than their peers who did, finds Deirdre Bloome of the University of Michigan.
Nafis Sadik, Architect of ICPD
(2000) Gregory Goodwin "Goody" Pincus was Dr. Pincus because of his Harvard Ph.D. in biology, not because of a medical degree. Yet his work may have been the most important medical advance of the century for improving women's health and status. If any one person merits recognition as the father of the birth control pill, it was Goody Pincus.
U.S. House Seats Are Shifting South and West Based on Population Changes
The Census Bureau’s state-level population estimates for 2018 provide a window into the potential redistribution of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives when the 2020 Census numbers are released.
Working Mothers With College Degrees See Gains in Paid Maternity Leave
(2012) Working mothers with a bachelor's degree have gained increasing access to paid leave in recent decades, while women without high school degrees have seen no change, reported Nancy Folbre, a University of Massachusetts economist.
Iran Achieves Replacement-Level Fertility
(2002) Having dropped from around 5 to just under 3 between 1989 and 1996, Iran's total fertility rate has again plunged — this time to 2. Iran, an Islamic country, has followed a unique and rapid path to replacement-level fertility.
The Long Shadow of COVID-19 on the U.S. Population
It will take us many years to understand the long-term effects of COVID on our health, well-being, and way of life.
Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
How Neighborhoods Affect the Health and Well-Being of Older Americans
Neighborhood characteristics affect people of all ages, but older adults—classified here as adults over age 50—may be affected more than other groups.