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For many non-office roles, the work-from-home phenomenon is clashing against the more traditional approach still being taken by many employers. [Sander van’t Noordende – World [...]

High-quality childcare can improve children’s development, raise family income and boost productivity – but there can be negative effects from low-quality provision.

Children continue to be victimized by practices and policies that prioritize adult desires above children’s rights. [Katy Faust – MercatorNet, 21 April 2023.] READ MORE

The Commission on Population and Development ended its fifty-sixth session on April 14th, 2023 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, unable to adopt by consensus a draft resolution [...]

It is important for policymakers to consider these demographic trends when planning for the future of their own countries as well as those of their allies and competitors. [Kristian Alexander [...]

An Interview with Professor Sarah Harper, Director of Oxford Institute of Population Ageing. [Dara Adamolekun – Harward International Review, 12 April 2023.] READ MORE

People are not designed to separate work from life. Why? Because there’s nothing other than life, and if someone of the many people who dedicate half of their waking life (or more) to their work, [...]

Evidence of the preference for having a girl, reflected in an increased probability of not having a second child if the first child is female. They also find that women who have two children of [...]

First of two reports as part of an assessment of mental health and well-being in the context of the OECD’s work on measuring well-being. [OECD, March 15, 2023.] READ MORE

Having a severely dysfunctional family and a negative coping style increase the incidence rates of depression and anxiety. These findings highlight the importance of paying special attention to [...]