Findings and Recommendations of the Committee on Women’s Empowerment, Population Dynamics, and Socioeconomic Development

Ragui Assaad, University of Minnesota

Authors: Ragui Assaad; Committee on Women’s Empowerment, Population Dynamics, and Socioeconomic Development. A committee of the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recently completed a study focused on advancing the state of knowledge on the impact of women’s empowerment and associated population dynamics on socioeconomic development. The multi-disciplinary committee was charged with reviewing existing research and developing a comprehensive conceptual framework that describes these dynamics. The committee was also asked to identify research and data collection priorities. This presentation will discuss the committee’s findings and recommendations.

Keywords: Gender Dynamics, Population and Development

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