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December 10, 2020
The Prevalence of Child Marriage in Underdeveloped Nations
December 10, 2020 —Every year, approximately 15 million girls are married before they reach adulthood, according to the World Bank—this equates to one out of every five girls, with over 650 million women alive today...

November 24, 2020
Election Day is over. Now what? A Conversation with policy expert Bob Walker.
November 24, 2020 —On November 10, 2020, Robert Walker, President of the Population Institute, a subsidiary of Population Media Center (PMC), spoke with PMC’s Giving Circles members about the U.S. presidential...

November 12, 2020
Then and Now: Goals of the Women's Rights Movements
November 12, 2020 —Women’s rights have come a long way in the last 150 years. Consider this: In the 1868 presidential election, when women didn’t have the right to vote, 172 Black and white women voted illegally to...

September 17, 2020
Answer the Call to End Violence Against Women and Girls
September 17, 2020 —Gender-based violence (GBV) is a global pandemic, with one in three women experiencing some form of violence in their lifetime. Women’s rights organizations and advocates around the globe have...

September 10, 2020
The Sad Truth About U.S. Maternal Morbidity and What Can Be Done
September 10, 2020 —Our country’s maternal mortality rates (MMR) may not be top of mind right now, while our nation struggles to overcome COVID-19, an economic recession, systemic racism, and climate change. But...

September 2, 2020
On Rational and Sacred Ground
September 2, 2020 —Eileen Crist is a member of PMC's Program Advisory Board. She is the author of numerous academic papers and popular writings. Her work focuses on biodiversity losses and the destruction of wild...

August 27, 2020
The Unique Impact On Girls: Human Causes of Climate Change
August 27, 2020 —When it comes to climate change, women bear a disproportionate amount of the burden. Natural disasters, heat waves, droughts, sea level rise, environmental degradation, and other human causes of...

July 30, 2020
Women's Rights Issues Today in Healthcare Settings
July 30, 2020 —In countries around the globe, physician bias is a huge problem. Women and girls often encounter discrimination in healthcare settings, receiving less pain medication than male patients, waiting...

July 6, 2020
Addressing Population Challenge Is Not Impossible
July 6, 2020 —Reprinted with permission of YaleGlobal Online, published by the MacMillan Center at Yale University. SOUTH BURLINGTON, VERMONT: Human civilization faces a severe long-range mismatch between...

July 2, 2020
Exploring The Correlation Between Female Empowerment and Global Sustainability
July 2, 2020 —The development community uses the term “female empowerment” frequently. Very frequently. The topic has spawned a million fundraising initiatives and social media posts. But the idea behind female...