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Every community is affected by gender-based violence. Let’s stand together to raise awareness & take action. Read our latest report at bit.ly/3U0kTNE #behindcloseddoors #gbv

🔵 Radio-Canada 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 for the 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘪 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘰 show: “Declining Birth Rates Worldwide: An interview with Céline Delacroix” (“La dénatalité dans le monde: entrevue avec Céline Delacroix”), July 28, 2025, populationinstitute.org/commentary/dec….

On this #FrenchLanguageDay or #Journeedelalanguefrancaise, we’re highlighting commentary in French by Céline Delacroix, senior fellow and director of the FP/Earth project at the Population Institute.

🔵 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲: “Declining Fertility and Inconsistencies of Natalism” was featured in the Diplomatie No. 136 November-December 2025 edition published by Areion Group, Nov. 1, 2025, populationinstitute.org/commentary/dec….

@iciradiocanada 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 for the 𝘈𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘶𝘦𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦 show (𝘋𝘦 𝘭’𝘩𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘶 in French): “Is a declining birth rate positive or negative?” (“La dénatalité, c’est positif ou négatif?”), Feb. 20, 2026, populationinstitute.org/commentary/is-….

Read #SRHR policies that are being voted on. Check out Unpunish Pregnancy, which helps evaluate policies: unpunishpregnancy.com.

Here are THREE ways to support women's sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) today—and beyond! Find other suggested action items from @rePROsFightBack here: reprosfightback.com/take-action. #WomensHistoryMonth

The latest expansion of the Global Gag Rule extends restrictions on foreign assistance more broadly than ever before. It’s time for Congress to act and #EndTheGag for good. Contact your elected representatives by reaching the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121.

Learn about the mutual aid resources and opportunities in your community, as well as your local abortion fund, especially as people have to travel over state lines for care. You can find the funds in your community here: abortionfunds.org/find-a-fund/.

In an op-ed for @MsMagazine, research associate Maniza Habib sheds light on an uncomfortable reality: child marriage is still legal in parts of the U.S., and there is no federal minimum age for marriage. Read it here: populationinstitute.org/commentary/why….

This #WomensHistoryMonth, let’s look back at some key moments from last year among our superstar colleagues at the Population Institute (PI), from @rePROsFightBack, the president and CEO of PI, FP/Earth, and our research team. ✨

Céline Delacroix, senior fellow and director of FP/Earth, published an article in @TheHillTimes: “Population Planning Must Look Beyond Snapshot of Fertility Levels.” Read it here: populationinstitute.org/commentary/pop….

President and CEO Kathleen Mogelgaard wrote a letter to the editor for @nytimes: “The Arguments for More (or Fewer) People.” Read it here: populationinstitute.org/commentary/let….

The @rePROsFightBack podcast, a PI initiative, won GOLD in the Awareness category for DEI at the @anthemawards! 🎙 The podcast has also been nominated for an #NYCPodcastAward for Best Indie Podcast! Voting is open now until March 12, 2026, at Noon EST: silver-nyc.com/nycpodcastawar….

As a women-led organization, we remain committed to championing policies that center autonomy, amplify women’s voices, and ensure that every person can determine their own path to build a better future.

In celebration of #IWD2026 and #WomensHistoryMonth, we’re recognizing four women leaders in #SRHR and demography over time and their achievements and contributions: Dr. Nafis Sadik, Faye Wattleton, Dr. Gita Sen, and Dr. Helen Rodríguez-Trías. 💜✨

@IPS_DC The pullback in public funding for foreign assistance creates a dangerous vacuum that private philanthropy must urgently fill. #SRHR is not optional—even or especially when health systems collapse. 🔗 Read the op-ed today: fpif.org/the-u-s-is-exa….

In an op-ed for Foreign Policy in Focus, a project of @IPS_DC, Research Associate Maniza Habib explains that Haiti’s humanitarian catastrophe is extremely gendered. Women and girls bear the brunt of insecurity, particularly as sexual violence reaches unprecedented levels.

In partnership with the Population Institute, @Afrobarometer released their latest dispatch, which reveals mixed public attitudes toward key #SRHR issues in 7 @POuagaPF countries. Read the findings here:  afrobarometer.org/publication/ad….

Our latest policy brief highlights how the end of U.S. foreign aid for family planning and reproductive health services threatens essential life-saving care and autonomy for women and families worldwide. 🔗 populationinstitute.org/resource/aband….

A study by @TheLancet projected that if current global aid cuts continue, an extra 9.4 million deaths could occur by 2030. This projection comes roughly a year after the Trump admin eliminated USAID, reversing decades of progress in family planning and reproductive health.