Insights

Introducing our September special issue: Rethinking Family Planning Measurement Through a Rights, Justice, and Person-Centered Lens.

During Spain’s strict COVID-19 lockdown, abortions dropped sharply not because clinics closed, but because social restrictions led to fewer unintended pregnancies, especially among single women.

Societies that grant more equal status and agency to women and men are more likely than others to also offer an environment that gives greater reproductive choices to women.

Studies in Family Planning invites proposals for special issues addressing current and emerging topics in sexual and reproductive health research. Deadline: December 1, 2025.

Our findings show that, globally, men and women professionals have similar rates of international mobility, but more men express aspirations to migrate internationally for work.

María Isabel Mayorga, International Research Fellow, highlights the power of young Indigenous leaders as catalysts for social change.

Niranjan Saggurti, Population Council India Country Director, explores how countries experiencing rapid demographic transition should reframe their approach to address population challenges by centering women’s reproductive needs and desires.

Patricia C. Vaughan and James Sailer reflect on their longstanding history with the Council, their priorities ahead, and their shared vision for the future.

Under this year’s Day of the African Child theme, “Planning and Budgeting for Children’s Rights,” the Population Council’s Stella Muthuri shares how the Baobab Research Programme Consortium builds a future where every African child can prosper.

Since 2011, the Population Council has been at the forefront in promoting respectful care for women and newborns globally.