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March 5, 2020
The End of Population Growth Depends on Lower Ideal Family Size
March 5, 2020 —Population Media Center (PMC) works on many issues related to the rights of women and girls, population size and growth, and environmental sustainability. In the population category, we have strong...

February 27, 2020
Overpopulated Countries, Unsustainable Civilization
February 27, 2020 —Photo Credit: Pablo Lopez Luz, Courtesy of Global Population Speak Out

February 20, 2020
Eugenics? Population Control? Nope — Reproductive Choice and Resources
February 20, 2020 —Caitlin Fendley, a PhD candidate at Purdue University, penned a curious, but ultimately constructive population-related essay this week. It was published in the Washington Post on February 17th. If...

February 17, 2020
Gender Equality — A Human Right with Universal Benefits
February 17, 2020 —How well a society treats its women is one of the strongest indicators of the success and health of that society. Discrimination against women and girls occurs in many forms — gender-based violence,...

February 14, 2020
Democratic Candidates on Africa's Population
February 14, 2020 —This article was originally published August 7, 2019.

February 14, 2020
"Declining" Population Least of your Worries
February 14, 2020 —This article was originally published June 10, 2019.

February 14, 2020
As Human Population Grows, Biodiversity Continues Its Freefall
February 14, 2020 —This article was originally published November 21, 2018.

February 11, 2020
Below-Replacement-Level Fertility: Don’t Fear It, Ross Douthat
February 11, 2020 —On January 18th, 2020, the New York Times printed an op-ed written by Ross Douthat. The title of his work was “The Chinese Population Crisis: How Communist cruelty and Western folly built an...

October 30, 2019
Social Norms in Zambia: Up Against Some of the Fiercest Competition
October 30, 2019 —Since our founding, Population Media Center has understood the importance of social norms for a sustainable future. In fact, our Theory of Change is built around Albert Bandura’s Social Learning...

October 1, 2019
#ClimateStrikes: A Movement Against Collapse that Calls Out All of Us
October 1, 2019 —Greta Thunberg doesn’t want to lead this movement. She doesn’t want to be the leader of the climate change crusaders. She doesn’t want to be the tip of the spear. She doesn’t want to be a hero. She...