(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.
Drones might seem to be a natural solution to maintaining a more even contraceptive supply in hard-to-reach areas, but family planning supplies aren’t yet the ideal cargo.
Malnutrition, defined as ill health caused by deficiencies of calories, protein, vitamins, and minerals interacting with infections and other poor health and social conditions, saps the strength and well-being of millions of women and adolescent girls around the world.
Project: Center for Public Information on Population Research (CPIPR)
In 2020, the U.S. TFR dropped to 1.64, the lowest level ever recorded.
(2011) At the start of the UN International Year of Youth in August 2010, UN Focal Point on Youth Nicola Shepherd stated: "The International Year is about advancing the full and effective participation of youth in all aspects of society...we encourage all sectors of society to work in partnership with youth and youth organizations to better understand their needs and concerns and to recognize the contributions that they can make to society."
Project: IDEA: Informing Decisionmakers to Act
Family planning is widely recognized as one of the most cost-effective health interventions.
(2009) Unique events, political climates, and social and economic conditions shape each new generation in every society.
The Population Reference Bureau's 2010 World Population Data Sheet focuses on a rapidly aging world, highlighting many countries' pressures to care for their elderly citizens.
The 2010 Census will enumerate the resident population of the United States as of April 1, 2010. The census will include everyone living in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.