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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Categories in Federal Surveys Are Changing: Implications for Data Users

Federal revisions to race categories will give people better options for identifying themselves and provide data users with a more accurate picture of the U.S. population.

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Hispanics Account for Almost One-Half of U.S. Population Growth

(2006) With a population growth rate of nearly 1 percent a year, the United States is the fastest growing developed country in the world. While many European countries are facing population decline, the U.S. population is growing as fast as or faster than many developing countries. And the total population of the United States (currently at 296 million) is expected to reach 300 million some time this summer—and about 450 million by the year 2050.

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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.

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Youth, Women’s Rights, and Political Change in Iran

(2009) Recent political developments in Iran highlight the country's demographic and social shifts over the past 20 years. One in three Iranians is between the ages of 15 and 29.

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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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