Supporting Women in their Public Health Careers
Globally, women represented approximately 33% of researchers between 2015 and 2018 (UNESCO Science Report 2021, Fig. 3.4) and while there have been strides [...]
Highlights
In this report, we share highlights on progress and the impact we are making toward our strategic plan’s four interconnected global goals. [...]
The Population Council Launches New Global Innovation Hub on Education and Groundbreaking Analysis to Tackle the Global Learning Crisis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 7, 2023 Media contact: Joe Shaffner, Director of Communications, The Population Council, jshaffner@popcouncil.org New York City, [...]
Global researcher Dr. Thoai Ngo on “Growing Up in Uncertain Times”
This repost appears courtesy of the UNC School of Social Work. On Monday, Nov. 13, at 5:30 p.m. in UNC School [...]
Effective Climate Adaptation
The climate crisis is accelerating, posing existential threats to people and places around the world. Any successful response must combine mitigation, or reducing [...]
Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE): What do we know, and where do we go from here?
Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) enables young people to think broadly about the physical, emotional, and cognitive aspects of sexuality and enhances development of [...]
The Roots of Gender Inequality Grow Deeper Than Technology Can Reach
Every two minutes, a woman dies from a maternity-related cause. That number is down significantly from two decades ago, but it’s still three [...]
Women Deliver 2023 Conference
Population Council experts and our partners will attend Women Deliver (WD2023) in Kigali, Rwanda from 17 to 20 July 2023 to share how we [...]
Research Briefs
GIRL Center Research Briefs present the latest evidence on issues of critical importance and recommend future directions for research, policies, and programs. [...]
Population Council Fellow: Momoe Makino
A year before the COVID-19 pandemic began, Dr. Momoe Makino took a sabbatical from her position as a Research Fellow at the Institute [...]
The Indigenous Justice Circle: The Next Step on the Path to Restore Indigenous Girl Societies
October 5, 2022—The Population Council is pleased to announce that the Indigenous Adolescent Girls’ Empowerment Network (IMAGEN), which has been incubated at the Council [...]
Addressing Urban Disparities in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
The world is rapidly urbanizing with over 60 percent of the global population estimated to live in urban areas by 2050. Urban environments [...]