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
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
Urban growth in developing countries: A review of projections and predictions, Martin Brockerhoff
Submissions from 1998
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
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 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
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
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
Population and poverty: A review and restatement, Geoffrey McNicoll
Reproductive control in South Africa, Carol E. Kaufman
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
Gente Joven: Un diálogo sobre la sexualidad con adolescentes mexicanos, Magaly Marques, John M. Paxman, and Judith Bruce
Out of the shadows: Homebased workers organize for international recognition, Renana Jhabvala and Jane Tate
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 1993
Aménagement des Terres Incultes et Émancipation des Femmes L'Expérience de SARTHI, Madhu Sarin
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
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
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
Submissions from 1989
Celebrating mother and child on the fortieth day: The Sfax Tunisia postpartum program, Francine Coeytaux and Beverly Winikoff
Festejando a la madre y al bebé en el cuarentavo día el programa post-parto de Sfax, Tunicia, Francine Coeytaux and Beverly Winikoff
Submissions from 1988
The Port Sudan Small Scale Enterprise Program, Eve Hall
Submissions from 1987
Forest conservation in Nepal: Encouraging women's participation, Augusta Molnar
Submissions from 1986
The Women's Construction Collective: Building for the future, Ruth McLeod
Submissions from 1984
Administración comunitaria del reciclamiento de desechos: El SIRDO, Marianne Schmink
Community management of waste recycling: The SIRDO, Marianne Schmink
Creación de Empleos Distintos de las Artesanías para las Mujeres de Bangladesh, Marty Chen
Developing non-craft employment for women in Bangladesh, Marty Chen
Les coopératives des vendeuses de marché: Accorder crédit aux femmes, Judith Bruce
Submissions from 1983
Hanover Street: Un experimento de capacitacion femenina en soladadura y carpinteria, Peggy Antrobus and Barbara Rogers
La Coopérative de Markala: Une nouvelle approche des rôles economiques traditionnaux, Susan Daughman and Mariam N'Diaye Thiam
Le Forum pour les Femmes Actives: Lutte pour le crédit et le changement, Marty Chen
Les femmes et l'Artisanat: Mythe et réalité, Jasleen Dhamija
Mujeres y artesanías: Mito y realidad, Jasleen Dhamija
The Working Women's Forum: Organizing for credit and change, Marty Chen
Submissions from 1982
Cooperativas de vendedoras de los mercados: Dan préstamos a las mujeres, Judith Bruce
The Markala Cooperative: A new approach to traditional economic roles, Susan Daughman and Mariam N'Diaye Thiam
Submissions from 1981
Women and handicrafts: Myth and reality, Jasleen Dhamija
Submissions from 1980
Hanover Street: An experiment to train women in welding and carpentry, Peggy Antrobus and Barbara Rogers
Market women's cooperatives: Giving women credit, Judith Bruce
Village women organize: The Mraru Bus Service, Jill Kneerim