Events

(October 2011) This 40-minute documentary was born out of the October 2009 MenEngage Africa Symposium in South Africa. The film focuses on four men and women from Africa who have struggled against gender-based violence, the HIV/AIDS pandemic, and the impact of conflict and civil war. Dean Pea…

(October 2011) Michele Lanham has worked at FHI since 2003 and is currently a research associate in the Behavioral and Social Sciences division. She received her training in health behavior and health education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Most recently, she’s worked o…

(September 2011) On September 9, 2011, the Interagency Gender Working Group held an informal discussion with Nduku Kilonzo, director of Liverpool VCT, Care and Treatment, Kenya, about eliminating HIV. Liverpool VCT, Care and Treatment (LVCT) is a Kenyan nongovernmental nonprofit organization …

(May 2011) On May 26, 2011, the Interagency Gender Working Group (IGWG) held a brown bag with Denise Byrd, an expert in maternal and child health, reproductive health, and family planning. Denise Byrd is country director for Afghanistan and chief of party, Health Services Support Project, Jhpeigo, J…

(August 2011) On Aug. 26, 2011, the IGWG held a brown bag with Jamie Terzi, assistant country director for CARE Bangladesh, where she presented the initial results from the “Cost of Violence Against Women,” a community-based project in Bangladesh. The USAID-funded Cost of Violence…

(July 2011) The Malthus Lectureship, a partnership between the Population Reference Bureau and the International Food Policy Researc h Institute (IFPRI), promotes the study of the connections among nutrition, food, agriculture, and population, and invites an outstanding scholar or policymaker to giv…

(March 2011) The most disadvantaged U.S. parents are also most likely to have children with more than one partner, creating complex family relationships and potentially exacerbating poverty, according to Marcia Carlson, a sociology professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Video: U.S…

(May 2011) Many population scientists conduct research that is relevant for a wide range of policy issues. Some are interested in disseminating their results to both policy and media audiences, but would benefit from expert advice on how to do this effectively. PRB’s CPIPR Advisory Committee i…

(May 2011) As part of PRB’s 2010-2011 Policy Seminar series, Suzanne Bianchi, a University of California Los Angeles sociology professor, examined new research on caregiving in later life. The study, conducted with Joan Kahn and Brittany McGill of the University of Maryland, explored whether r…

(May 2011) The prevalence and scope of sexual and intimate-partner violence in the DRC, and particularly eastern Congo, has galvanized significant attention and calls for action. With this increased focus, there is a great need to understand the dimensions of the perpetration of such violence and to…

(May 2011) The global evidence base for the links between the harmful impact of violence on women’s health and that of their children continues to grow. The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) program is a unique resource that captures information on many aspects of maternal health as …

(April 2011) The relationship between education and adult mortality risk is well documented: Individuals with more education generally live longer. On the other hand, there is less consensus on the extent to which educational differences in mortality have been changing over time. Robert Hummer, prof…