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Monthly Archives: March 2009
Smaller Population Size in the New UN Population Projection Depends on Expanded Access to Family Planning
The Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs released the 21st round of its official global population projection, the 2008 Revision, on March 11, 2009. The 2008 Revision suggests that under a medium variant assumption, … Continue reading
More Than a Conference: Liberation, Leadership, and Liberia
Crossposted from the Huffington Post Monrovia, Liberia, March 7, 2009. The “International Colloquium on Women’s Empowerment, Leadership Development, International Peace and Security 2009″ is about to get started. Presidents Johnson-Sirleaf (Liberia) – The first woman president in Africa! – and … Continue reading
Future Prospects for the Youth in Uganda
I have just concluded a nine day visit to Uganda to research the connections between population dynamics and development. This connection has been made by PAI and others on the global level but we have yet to discern how this … Continue reading
Reflections on International Women’s Days Past
Jennifer Johnson is Writer/Editor at Population Action International. “One seething trembling sea of women.” These were the words Russian revolutionary and feminist Aleksandra Kollontai used to describe the one of the first International Women’s Day celebrations in 1911. The first … Continue reading
The Struggle for Women’s Rights Continues in the Congo
Odunola Ojewumi is a student at Howard University. She is serving as List Management Intern at Population Action International for the Spring 2009 semester. On February 21st, I attended a meeting sponsored by Friends of The Congo. “It is our … Continue reading
Female Genital Mutilation: Three Generations Later
Esraa Bani is an Administrative Assistant in the International Advocacy and U.S. Government Relations departments of Population Action International. A little four year old lay in bed wrapped in blankets. Her teeth were chattering and her body was warm with … Continue reading
Toasting Women on International Women’s Day
Amber Kirtley is a graduate of Furman University. She is serving as Communications Intern at Population Action International for the Spring 2009 semester. I am privileged to live in a time and place where I can view the everyday world … Continue reading