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Gilead Watch: Protect women’s rights from pronatal politicians
Politicians and others across the world want to limit people’s rights in order to boost the birth rate. Our campaign shines a light on the threat.
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One-in-three countries not making progress on women’s rights
A new report has found that while most countries are making some progress towards gender equality, this is happening much too slowly to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)…
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Defend women’s rights from pronatal governments
Across the world, governments are introducing policies to increase birth rates which restrict women’s rights over their bodies. Population Matters’ Welcome to Gilead report uncovers the toxic mix of patriarchal…
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Welcome to Gilead: how population fears drive women’s rights abuses
Welcome to Gilead, Population Matters’ latest report, expands on the connections between extreme pronatalism and reproductive rights restrictions through eight case studies: Iran, China, Turkey, Russia, Hungary, Poland, Germany, and…
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The impact of COVID-19 on women’s reproductive health in India: Safeguarding women’s rights
In this guest blog post marking International Safe Abortion Day, Sanghamitra Singh, a health scientist working with the Population Foundation of India, examines the impact of the pandemic on women’s rights and…
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Our vision is of a future in which our population co-exists in harmony with nature and prospers on a healthy planet, to the benefit of all.
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Empowering Women through Global Partnerships
Global conversations at the Commission on the Status of Women focused on how empowered women shape global sustainability. The work done by grassroots organisations like our worldwide Empower to Plan partners is more essential – and under threat – than ever.
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Belarus’ Birth Rate: Pronatalist Policies and Demographic Challenges
This blog post examines the demographic challenges in Belarus where President Alexander Lukashenko last month secured a seventh term in an election widely dismissed as neither free nor fair. It explores the government’s emphasis on increasing birth rates, the country’s declining fertility trends and the implications of these policies for women’s autonomy, all within the…
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Minimum of Three: Erdoğan’s Battle to Boost Turkey’s Birth Rate
Turkey’s birth rate is falling despite government efforts to reverse the trend. Part of our Gilead Watch campaign, this blog explores Turkey’s demographic changes and the impact of Erdoğan’s pronatalist…
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What is the Global Gag Rule?
The Global Gag Rule restricts foreign organisations from supporting abortion services if they receive US funding. Last week it was reinstated by the new Republican administration, impacting human rights, particularly…