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This paper seeks to identify parameters for a politically achievable paid leave proposal, using polling and interviews to illustrate what an approach to paid leave that puts parents first might [...]

The present trends, alongside the lack of sustainable resourcing strategies, will put considerable constraints on public finances in low- and middle-income countries. [UNICEF Office of Research – [...]

Economic research on the safety net has evolved significantly over time, moving away from a near exclusive focus on the negative incentive effects of means-tested assistance on employment, [...]

Economic uncertainty means Russians are having fewer children. Paired with the country’s high mortality rate, the situation could soon degenerate into a full-fledged demographic crisis. [Evnegy [...]

Both private companies and the government must clean up their act if they want to make sure we can’t talk of another lost decade. [Ananya Bhattacharya – Scroll, 27 December 2021.] READ MORE

Taking gender considerations into account when designing and implementing green recovery measures can contribute both to reducing gender inequalities and achieving environmental objectives. [...]

It is essential that we understand how young people see the world they will be inheriting, because their actions will shape the future. [Bruce Stokes – German Marshall Fund of the US, 22 [...]

Personal wealth—the savings and assets a family owns, minus their debts—is a central component of household financial security. It is a requirement for the well-being of families with lower [...]

The pandemic has encouraged many professionals to reconsider their working patterns and fathers especially more interested in flexible work schedules so they can spend more time with their [...]