Behind Closed Doors: The Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in the United States Can Be Prevented
Indigenous women and girls in the United States experience violence up to 10 times higher than the national average. Homicide is their third leading cause of death. The data are clear—femicide is happening across the United States, with devastating impacts on all communities. The intentional killing of a woman or girl is the most extreme … Read More »
Fostering Sustainable Development Through Girls’ Secondary Education and Comprehensive Sexuality Education
Adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights and gender equality mutually reinforce aspects of girls’ and women’s well-being. When girls are healthy and safe from gender-based violence, their education, economic opportunities, decision-making power, and sense of agency expand. When they are educated and able to enjoy equal rights, they are better equipped to promote their … Read More »
An Updated Look at Population and the Environment
The global population growth rate peaked in the 1960s, sparking concerns about the challenges posed by such growth for natural resources and the environment. While the rate of growth has slowed, the world’s population has since more than doubled in size. World population is projected to grow through most of the 21st century, though with significant … Read More »
Reproductive Justice Under Siege: Intersectional Impacts of U.S. Restrictions
Reproductive justice, a framework that accounts for structural inequities that influence reproductive choices, is facing an existential crisis. Bodily autonomy is being curtailed through legislation, litigation, and funding restrictions that disproportionately harm marginalized communities. These attacks are part of a coordinated movement to restrict gender, sexual, and reproductive freedoms. Reproductive justice, born from Black feminist … Read More »
Abandoned Leadership: The End of U.S. Foreign Aid for Family Planning, and What Could Come Next
Population Institute Senior Fellows J. Joseph Speidel and Robert Engelman have authored a new policy brief: “Abandoned Leadership: The End of U.S. Foreign Aid for Family Planning, and What Could Come Next.” For six decades the United States government pioneered, honed, and successfully implemented a relatively inexpensive program that saved women’s and children’s lives, prevented … Read More »
Climate and Gender: Advancing Gender-Inclusive Climate Action Across Africa
Climate change is a threat multiplier that worsens existing gender inequalities across sub-Saharan Africa. Women and men experience its impacts differently due to unequal access to resources, decision-making, and opportunities. Women and girls are particularly vulnerable to climate impacts because they are primarily responsible for securing water, food, and energy for their households—resources that are … Read More »
Climate and Care: Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health in Africa’s Climate Change Agenda
Climate change is a threat multiplier in sub-Saharan Africa, deepening existing inequalities and disproportionately affecting the safety and well-being of the most vulnerable women and girls across the continent. Access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRH) services is a critical yet often overlooked dimension of this vulnerability. Access to SRH is an integral … Read More »
DEI Is Not a Political Trend: Why Inclusion Must Survive Every Presidency
Close to one year into the Trump-Vance administration, one certainty must resonate: Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are not optional—they are essential to the fabric of democracy in the United States. In an era marked by erasure, scapegoating, and rollbacks of hard-fought and won civil rights, the fight for equity isn’t a luxury—it’s a lifeline. … Read More »
Advancing Gender-Responsive Climate Action: Strengthening Gender Integration in Uganda’s NDC 3.0
Uganda’s updated climate commitments present a crucial opportunity to move from gender awareness to gender-transformative action. Regenerate Africa’s new policy brief, created in collaboration with the Population Institute and Panorama Global, examines how Uganda’s Updated NDC (NDC 2.0) recognizes gender as a cross-cutting issue but stops short of operationalizing measurable gender objectives, clear financing lines, … Read More »
Health Commitments in Climate Action: Policy Proposals for Uganda’s NDC 3.0
Regenerate Africa’s new policy brief, created in collaboration with the Population Institute and Panorama Global, reviews Uganda’s Updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC 2.0) and highlights both the progress made and the gaps that remain in linking health and climate action. While NDC 2.0 recognizes climate–health connections, it falls short on dedicated financing, monitoring frameworks, and explicit strategies … Read More »