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The Population Council’s publications and resources include two peer-reviewed journals, books, working papers, newsletters, reports, slide shows, and toolkits. Researchers, students, policymakers, and colleagues in international development rely on the research and lessons provided in our wide range of documents. Publications and resources also are cross-referenced throughout our Web site by research topic and location. We invite you to browse our many titles, order print publications using our online form, or search our database. Contact us at publications@popcouncil.org with any questions.
Selected resources
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New Lessons: The Power of Educating Adolescent Girls, recently published by the Population Council, demonstrates that education for girls during adolescence can be transformative. | |
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"Trade liberalization, interindustry wage differentials and job quality in Egyptian manufacturing" is the most recent working paper from the Gender and Work in the MENA Region: Poverty, Job Quality and Labor Market Dynamics series. | |
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Population Briefs, the Population Council's research newsletter, is published three times a year. Findings summarized in the newsletter are drawn from peer-reviewed, published research. The current issue features stories on child marriage, research tools, urban poverty and health, sexual and gender-based violence, and maternal and newborn health. |
What's New
Venture capitalist Howard Cox was recently elected to the Population Council's board of trustees. (more)
Breakthrough in microbicide research: A gel tested by CAPRISA in South Africa indicates that it is safe and effective in reducing the risk of HIV and herpes infections among women participants; confirmatory research is needed. (more) Naomi Rutenberg, Population Council vice president and director of the HIV and AIDS program, discussed the results of the CAPRISA study on PRI's "The Takeaway." (offsite link)
Mahidol University has awarded Council president Peter J. Donaldson an honorary doctorate in demography in recognition of the significant role he has played in the development of population and social science research in Thailand. (more)
A Closer Look: Stories of Impact, the Population Council’s 2009 annual report, is now available. Read first-person accounts and view striking photographs of our lifesaving work around the world. This year we are also featuring a short documentary, slideshows, and podcasts about our projects. (more)
The Population Council celebrates five decades of American women’s access to the birth control pill. The Council continues to work toward improving reproductive health for all through research and testing of an array of reversible contraceptive methods for both men and women. (more)
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