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May 8, 2025 | Post

The world is still far from achieving gender equality, with some countries doing a lot better than others. Here we take a look at which nations have the highest gender equity scores based on reproductive health, education, as well as participation in the labor market and decision-making.   Inching forward…...

May 1, 2025 | Post

A new report shows that 46 percent of Americans — roughly 156 million people — are living in places that have received failing grades for air quality. The number of people breathing harmful air has increased by almost 25 million compared to last year, and is the highest in the…...

April 24, 2025 | Post

"Guatemala is a beautiful country with a lot of complex situations, and we are doing our best to transform all of the social challenges…so, if you can keep focusing on this country  and helping us to deliver these services, you are helping us to make it so that the beauty…...

April 15, 2025 | Post

“The United States rejects and denounces the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and will no longer reaffirm the SDGs as a matter of course.” This was the shocking and shameful statement by the United States delegation at the 58th Session of the United Nations (UN) Commission on Population and Development…...

March 27, 2025 | Post

The Trump administration claims it is “pro-family,” but its actions only hurt families. The true motivation of the conservative movement pushing for higher birthrates is to deepen the systemic inequalities that benefit the white, male broligarchy. Musk's "population collapse" fearmongering Despite no shortage of real crises he could be concerned…...

March 19, 2025 | Post

The New Yorker recently published a very long and dramatic article about declining birth rates. We sent a letter in response, which wasn’t published, so we are featuring it here. We encourage all our members and supporters to make their voices heard! See our media guide for advice on how…...

March 14, 2025 | Post

The 16th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP16) caused widespread disappointment when it concluded in Cali, Colombia, last November, because it failed to reach a meaningful agreement on financing conservation efforts. Follow-up negotiations took place in Rome, Italy, this February, which were more…...

February 24, 2025 | Post

The Atlantic recently published an article documenting the conservative pronatalist movement. We sent a letter in response, which wasn’t published, so we are featuring it here. We encourage all our members and supporters to make their voices heard! See our media guide for advice on how to do that. Dear…...

February 18, 2025 | Post

The Washington Post recently published an op-ed about drivers of low birth rates — we replied with a letter, which wasn't published, so we are featuring it here. We encourage all our members and supporters to make their voices heard! See our media guide for advice on how to do…...

February 12, 2025 | Post

An extensive new survey by Population Connection reveals that Americans have an established preference for small family sizes and do not perceive low fertility rates as a problem. Our survey also sheds light on the factors that influence the childbearing decisions of younger Americans — the top impacts being concern…...