In his November 2 op-ed piece for The New York Times titled, “The Birth Control Solution,” columnist Nicholas Kristof asked, “What if there were a solution to many of the global problems that confront us, from climate change to poverty to civil wars?” Kristof says there is a solution: family planning, along with girls’ education, women’s rights, and an end to child marriages in developing countries. In his column, Kristof cited the Population Institute’s new report, From 6 Billion to 7 Billion, on the critical role that gender equality plays in reducing birth rates.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/03/opinion/kristof-the-birth-control-solution.html?_r=3