The Population Council’s Poverty, Gender, and Youth program seeks to understand and address the disparities in opportunity that arise during adolescence, the critical requirements for reaching a successful, productive adulthood, the causes and consequences of gender inequality, and the social dimensions of poverty in developing countries.
Submissions from 1999
Lessons from community-based distribution of family planning in Africa, James F. Phillips, Wendy L. Greene, and Elizabeth F. Jackson
Measuring living standards with proxy variables, Mark R. Montgomery, Michele Gragnolati, Kathleen A. Burke, and Edmundo Paredes
Mortality decline and the demographic response: Toward a new agenda, Mark R. Montgomery
Population weights in the international order, Geoffrey McNicoll
Premarital sex and school dropout in Kenya: Can schools make a difference?, Barbara Mensch, Wesley H. Clark, Cynthia B. Lloyd, and Annabel Erulkar
The decline of female circumcision in Egypt: Evidence and interpretation, Omaima El-Gibaly, Barbara L. Ibrahim, Barbara Mensch, and Wesley H. Clark
The decline of female circumcision in Egypt: Evidence and interpretation [Arabic], Omaima El-Gibaly, Barbara L. Ibrahim, Barbara Mensch, and Wesley H. Clark
The fertility impact of changes in the timing of childbearing in the developing world, John Bongaarts
The quantity-quality transition in Asia, Mark R. Montgomery, Mary Arends-Kuenning, and Cem Mete
The spread of primary schooling in sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for fertility change, Cynthia B. Lloyd, Carol E. Kaufman, and Paul C. Hewett
Transitions to Adulthood: A National Survey of Adolescents in Egypt (1st edition), Sahar El Tawila, Omaima El-Gibaly, Barbara L. Ibrahim, Fikrat El Sahn, Sunny Sallam, Susan M. Lee, Barbara Mensch, Hind Wassef, Sarah Bukhari, and Osman Galal
Transitions to Adulthood: A National Survey of Adolescents in Egypt [1st edition, Arabic], Sahar El Tawila, Omaima El-Gibaly, Barbara L. Ibrahim, Fikrat El Sahn, Sunny Sallam, Susan M. Lee, Barbara Mensch, Hind Wassef, Sarah Bukhari, and Osman Galal
Unfulfilled Promises: Women's Rights in Egypt, Nemat Guenena and Nadia Wassef
Urban growth in developing countries: A review of projections and predictions, Martin Brockerhoff
Submissions from 1998
Adolescence and State Policy in Egypt [Arabic], Halla E. Shafey
Covert contraceptive use: Prevalence, motivations, and consequences, Ann E. Biddlecom and Bolaji M. Fapohunda
El Método COPE para mejorar el cuidado de la atención: La experiencia de la Asociación para la Planificación Familiar de Kenia, Janet Bradley, Judith Bruce, Soledad Diaz, Carlos Huezo, and Kalimi Mworia
Ethnicity and child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, Martin Brockerhoff and Paul C. Hewett
Fertility and reproductive preferences in post-transitional societies, John Bongaarts
From Uncivil War to Civil Peace: Algerian Women's Voices [Arabic], Leila Hessini
Government and fertility in transitional and post-transitional societies, Geoffrey McNicoll
Incentive schemes for school attendance in rural Bangladesh, Sajeda Amin and Gilda Sedgh
La Familia en la Mira: Nuevas Perspectivas Sobre Madres, Padres e Hijos, Judith Bruce, Cynthia B. Lloyd, Ann Leonard, Patrice L. Engle, and Niev Duffy
Migration, sexual behavior and HIV diffusion in Kenya, Martin Brockerhoff and Ann E. Biddlecom
On the quantum and tempo of fertility, John Bongaarts and Griffith Feeney
Social networks and the diffusion of fertility control, Mark R. Montgomery and John B. Casterline
The changing social environment for adolescents in Kassena-Nankana District of northern Ghana: Implications for reproductive behavior, Barbara Mensch, Daniel Bagah, Wesley H. Clark, and Fred N. Binka
The effects of primary school quality on the educational participation and attainment of Kenyan girls and boys, Cynthia B. Lloyd, Barbara Mensch, and Wesley H. Clark
The impact of an integrated micro-credit programme on women's empowerment and fertility behavior in rural Bangladesh, Fiona Steele, Sajeda Amin, and Ruchira Tabassum Naved
The impact of family planning household service delivery on women's status in Bangladesh, James F. Phillips and Mian Bazle Hossain
The impact of monetary crisis and natural disasters on women's health and nutrition, Meiwita B. Iskandar
The onset of fertility transition in Pakistan, Zeba Sathar and John B. Casterline
The Uncharted Passage: Girls' Adolescence in the Developing World, Barbara Mensch, Judith Bruce, and Margaret E. Greene
Using COPE to improve quality of care: The experience of the Family Planning Association of Kenya, Janet Bradley, Judith Bruce, Soledad Diaz, Carlos Huezo, and Kalimi Mworia
What can be done to foster multisectoral population policies? Summary report of a seminar, Population Council and Overseas Development Council
Women's lives and rapid fertility decline: Some lessons from Bangladesh and Egypt, Sajeda Amin and Cynthia B. Lloyd
Submissions from 1997
Absent and problematic men: Demographic accounts of male reproductive roles, Margaret E. Greene and Ann E. Biddlecom
Empowering the next generation: Girls of the Maqattam garbage settlement, Marie Assaad and Judith Bruce
Empowering the next generation: Girls of the Maqattam garbage settlement [Arabic], Marie Assaad and Judith Bruce
Fertile, plump, and strong: The social construction of the female body in low-income Cairo [Arabic], Farha Ghannam
Gender differences in the schooling experiences of adolescents in low-income countries: The case of Kenya, Barbara Mensch and Cynthia B. Lloyd
Integrando la sexualidad en la planificación familiar: La experiencia de tres proyectos de VIH/ETS en América Latina y el Caribe, Julie Becker, Elizabeth Leitman, and Mahmoud F. Fathalla
Introducing sexuality within family planning: The experience of three HIV/STD prevention projects from Latin America and the Caribbean, Julie Becker, Elizabeth Leitman, and Mahmoud F. Fathalla
Living on a Fault Line: Political Violence Against Women in Algeria [Arabic], Leila Hessini
Population and poverty: A review and restatement, Geoffrey McNicoll
Reproductive control in South Africa, Carol E. Kaufman
Schooling and the experience of adolescents in Kenya, Ayorinde Ajayi, Wesley H. Clark, Annabel Erulkar, Karin Hyde, Cynthia B. Lloyd, Barbara Mensch, Cecilia Ndeti, Barry Ravitch, Elisabeth Masiga, and Shiprah Gichaga
Study of adolescents: Dynamics of perception, attitude, knowledge and use of reproductive health care, Syed Jahangeer Haider, Shamsun Nehar Saleh, Nahid Kamal, and Alan Gray
Transition to adulthood of female factory workers: Some evidence from Bangladesh, Sajeda Amin, Ian Diamond, Ruchira Tabassum Naved, and Margaret Newby
Urbanization, unemployment and migration in Africa: Theory and policy, Michael P. Todaro
Urbanization, unemployment and migration in Africa: Theory and policy [Arabic], Michael P. Todaro
Submissions from 1996
Adolescent family life education: Review of curriculum, Ladly Faiz, Hasina Banu, and Devi Sharma
Components of Kenya's future population growth and population policy implications, John Kekovole
Gender Inequalities and Demographic Behavior: Egypt [Arabic], Nora Guhl Naguib, Cynthia B. Lloyd, and Barbara L. Ibrahim
Gente Joven: Un diálogo sobre la sexualidad con adolescentes mexicanos, Magaly Marques, John M. Paxman, and Judith Bruce
Learning About Sexuality: A Practical Beginning, Sondra Zeidenstein and Kirsten Moore
Living on a Fault Line: Political Violence Against Women in Algeria, Leila Hessini
Out of the shadows: Homebased workers organize for international recognition, Renana Jhabvala and Jane Tate
¿Qué Tiene que Ver el Sexo con Eso? Los Desafíos para Incorporar la Sexualidad en la Planificación Familiar, Kirsten Moore and Judith F. Helzner
Sources of future population growth in the Philippines and implications for public policy, Alejandro N. Herrin and Marilou P. Costello
Women's perceptions of sexuality in rural Giza, Hind Khattab
Submissions from 1995
Doing more with less: The Marie Stopes Clinics in Sierra Leone, Nahid Toubia and Grace Ebun Delano
El Coletivo: Un colectivo feminista de salud y sexualidad femenina en Brasil, Margarita Diaz, Debbie Rogow, and Jose Barzelatto
Families in Focus: New Perspectives on Mothers, Fathers, and Children, Judith Bruce, Cynthia B. Lloyd, Ann Leonard, Patrice L. Engle, and Niev Duffy
Supporting women farmers in the green zones of Mozambique, Ruth Ansah Ayisi
The Coletivo: A feminist sexuality and health collective in Brazil, Margarita Diaz, Debbie Rogow, and Jose Barzelatto
Submissions from 1994
Arab Women: A Profile of Diversity and Change, Nahid Toubia, Amira Bahyeldin, Nadia Hijab, and Heba Abdel Latif
Arab Women: A Profile of Diversity and Change [Arabic], Nahid Toubia, Amira Bahyeldin, Nadia Hijab, and Heba Abdel Latif
Early Marriage and Reproduction in Two Egyptian Villages, Laila El Hamamsy
Family, Gender, and Population Policy: Views from the Middle East, Jodi Jacobson
Family, Gender, and Population Policy: Views from the Middle East [Arabic], Jodi Jacobson, Barbara L. Ibrahim, and Carla Makhlouf Obermeyer
Gender Inequalities and Demographic Behavior: Egypt, Nora Guhl Naguib, Cynthia B. Lloyd, and Barbara L. Ibrahim
Gender Inequalities and Demographic Behavior: Ghana/Kenya, Anastasia J. Gage and Wamucii Njogu
Gender Inequalities and Demographic Behavior: India, Sonalde Desai
Population growth and our caring capacity [Arabic], Population Council
Population policy in Bangladesh: A review of ten priority areas, Barkat-e- Khuda, Abul Barkat, Javed Helali, Peter C. Miller, and John G. Haaga
Population policy options in the developing world, John Bongaarts
Submissions from 1993
Aménagement des Terres Incultes et Émancipation des Femmes L'Expérience de SARTHI, Madhu Sarin
Family Planning and Population: A Compendium of International Statistics, John A. Ross, W. Parker Mauldin, and Vincent C. Miller
Fertility, Family Size, and Structure: Consequences for Families and Children, Cynthia B. Lloyd
Findings from Two Decades of Family Planning Research, John A. Ross and Elizabeth Frankenberg
Gente Joven/Young People: A dialogue on sexuality with adolescents in Mexico, Magaly Marques, John M. Paxman, and Judith Bruce
Self-employment as a means to women's economic self-sufficiency: Women Venture's business development program, Katharine McKee, Sara Gould, and Ann Leonard
Wasteland development and the empowerment of women: The SARTHI experience, Madhu Sarin
Submissions from 1992
Abriendo nuevos zurcos: Apoyando a las agricultoras en el oeste de Zambia, Janice Jiggins, Paul Maimbo, and Mary Masona
Breaking new ground: Reaching out to women farmers in western Zambia, Janice Jiggins, Paul Maimbo, and Mary Masona
By and for women: Involving women in the development of reproductive health care materials, Valerie J. Hull, Barbara L. Ibrahim, Nadia Farah, Blanca Figueroa, and Margaret Winn
Directory of Surveys in Developing Countries: Data on Families and Households, 1975–92, Cynthia B. Lloyd and Catherine M. Marquette
El cuidado infantil: Respuestas a las necesidades de madres que trabajan y sus hijos, Caroline Arnold, Jorge Mejia, Aster Haregot, Ann Leonard, and Cassie Landers
Faire oeuvre de pionnier: Atteindre les femmes agriculteurs en Zambie occidentale, Janice Jiggins, Paul Maimbo, and Mary Masona
Family Planning and Child Survival Programs as Assessed In 1991, John A. Ross, W. Parker Mauldin, Steven R. Green, and E. Romana Cooke
Por y para mujeres: motivando su participación en el desarrollo de materiales para la atención en salud reproductiva, Valerie J. Hull, Barbara L. Ibrahim, Nadia Farah, Blanca Figueroa, and Margaret Winn
Submissions from 1991
Child care: Meeting the needs of working mothers and their children, Caroline Arnold, Jorge Mejia, Aster Haregot, Ann Leonard, and Cassie Landers
El papel de las mujeres en la conservación de los bosques del Nepal, Augusta Molnar
Man/Hombre/Homme: Respuestas a las necesidades de la salud reproductiva masculina en América Latina, Debbie Rogow, Judith Bruce, and Ann Leonard
The Bangladesh Women's Health Coalition, Bonnie J. Kay, Adrienne Germain, and Maggie Bangser
Submissions from 1990
La conservation des forêts au Népal: Encourager la participation des femmes, Augusta Molnar
La Construcción Colectiva para las Mujeres (The Women's Construction Collective): Edificando para el futuro, Ruth McLeod
Man/Hombre/Homme: Meeting male reproductive health care needs in Latin America, Debbie Rogow, Judith Bruce, and Ann Leonard
The Muek-lek Women's Dairy Project in Thailand, Aruna Rao