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Archive for January, 2010Let the Great Head Count Begin!Monday, January 25th, 2010 Posted in Population Basics | 1 Comment » by Mark Mather, associate vice president, Domestic Programs Today, Census Bureau Director Robert Groves is headed to Noorvik Alaska to kick off the 2010 Census enumeration of the U.S. population. By ... Read more..When Will Women No Longer Need Activism Against Gender-Based Violence?Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 Posted in Gender | No Comments » by Karin Ringheim, senior policy adviser, International Programs “16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence” began on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (November 25th) and ended ... Read more..No Woman Left BehindTuesday, January 12th, 2010 Posted in Gender, Reproductive Health | No Comments » by Charlotte Feldman-Jacobs, program director, Gender Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s speech on Friday, Jan. 8 commemorated the 15th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo but ... Read more..Russia’s Population Now Increasing?Friday, January 8th, 2010 Posted in Aging, Population Basics | No Comments » by Carl Haub, senior demographer Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has long advocated a rise in Russia’s very low birth rate. In 2007, with his bidding, the government took the dramatic step ... Read more.. |
