Identify a nation that has been / is working to reduce its population growth.
Identify a nation that has been / is working to reduce its population growth.
February 12, 2020 Comments Off on Identify a nation that has been / is working to reduce its population growth. Course Work Assignment helpIt has been said that in nations seeking to reduce their population
growth rate, a combination of sustainable economic development along
with improved educational and socio-economic opportunities for women are
the best “contraceptives” (i.e. ways to reduce a woman’s total fertility rate; don’t know this term? Look it up before posting).
A. How does improving educational opportunities for women help reduce population growth (in those nations seeking to do so)? Cite specific scientific, demographic, socioeconomic and/or geopolitical evidence from one (1) nation that is working to reduce its population growth rate and where improving education for women has worked / is working.
Be sure to back up your explanations with some research before discussing this topic online with your classmates. Be sure to read relevant sections of your text (and supplementary readings from this Module) and look online. Start with these background readings:
- United Nations’ Girls’ Education Initiative
- The Beijing Platform for Action Turns 20
- The World Bank’s Girls’ Education Overview
A1. Identify a nation that has been / is working to reduce its population growth. For how long?
A2. What has this nation done to improve the educational opportunities for its women?
A3. How have increased educational opportunities for these women changed their socio-economic status?