Population ebbs and flows are having geopolitical consequences.
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The Asian giant is grappling with a dramatic population decline, with a fertility rate of 1.0, well below the 2.1 replacement rate.
Simplistic stories about the dangers of polygamy can be compelling and intuitive. But new research suggests some arguments about its harms don’t hold up.
Two sociologists found that when the pace at which family sizes was shrinking slowed down, starting in the 1990s, progress toward closing the gender pay gap grew sluggish too.
Public opinion is split in Russia over a new move to pay schoolgirls who have babies.
Social security policies have long been used as part of political strategising.
Embracing the lower fertility rates we’re seeing could help ease humanity’s impact on the planet.
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