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Public discourse on gender in South Asia has tended to focus on the family and culture as the primary culprits in creating gender inequality. Frequently public policies tend to be less effective in ad...
International Conference on Low Fertility and Reproductive Health in East and Southeast Asia
Low Fertility Reproductive Health East Southeast Asia
2015/6/26
The international conference was held at The Hotel Grand Palace in Tokyo, Japan, on 12-14 November 2008, and was organized by the Nihon University Population Research Institute (NUPRI), in cooperation...
Old age mortality in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
Asia cause of death decomposition East Asia life expectancy old age mortality South-East Asia
2014/11/25
Background: Eastern and South-Eastern Asian countries have witnessed a marked decline in old age mortality in recent decades. Yet no studies have investigated the trends and patterns in old age mortal...
In Asian societies with a strong preference for sons, there is growing evidence that couples are using ultrasound and other modern methods to identify the sex of unborn fetuses, followed by selective ...
Women are Key Players in the Economies of East and Southeast Asia
Women economies Key Players
2009/5/7
As gender differences in economic activity have diminished, Asian women have played an increasingly important role in economic growth. An international study of six East and Southeast Asian economies ...
In the more advanced economies of East and Southeast Asia, sharp declines in fertility, combined with rising life expectancies, will eventually produce unprecedented population aging. Just as the numb...
A trend toward late marriage has brought birth rates in Japan and South Korea to unprecedented low levels. In recent surveys, young people in these countries have expressed more negative attitudes abo...
Over the past 50 years, nearly every country in Asia has experienced a population boom followed by a drop in birth rates. This pattern produces, after about 20 years, a significant increase in the pro...
A Look at Poverty in the Developing Countries of Asia
unemployment poverty population growth
2009/5/7
The financial crisis of 1997 caused widespread unemployment and loss of income in the developing economies of East and Southeast Asia. Although less affected by the crisis, most countries in South Asi...
Policy Options to Support Asia’s Growing Elderly Population
Elderly Population growing Asia
2009/5/7
Populations are aging everywhere
in the world, but Asia’s elderly
population is growing at a rate
unprecedented in human history. In
1950, there were 55 million men and
women in Asia age 65 and a...
Does “Being Connected” Reduce the Risk of Teenage Drinking, Smoking and Drug Use? Survey Results from Southeast Asia
Teenage Drinking Smoking Drug Use young singles Reduce
2009/5/7
In many Asian societies, the shift
from traditional agriculture toward
an industrial, export-based
economy has brought about dramatic
changes in the lives of young people.
Prolonged schooling, em...
A“Snapshot”of Populations in Asia
fundamental shift Populations Asia social and economic development
2009/5/7
Over the past 50 years, there has
been a fundamental shift in
population dynamics in Asia.
Fueled by economic growth and the
diffusion of new ideas and health and
family planning technologies, bo...
This issue of Asia-Pacific Population
& Policy begins with an assessment
of the current HIV/AIDS situation
in Asia and goes on to offer several
suggestions for policymakers in the region.
The dis...
Assessing Women’s Well-Being in Asia
male domination economic and social changes Women Asia
2009/5/7
Throughout Asia, economic and
social changes are affecting the
well-being of women. After
centuries of male domination in much
of the region, women’s lives are improving
with economic development...
Female Autonomy and Fertility：An Overview of the Situation in South Asia
socio-cultural milieu South Asian subcontinent Female Autonomy
2009/4/24
This article explores several dimensions of the socio-cultural milieu in countries of the South Asian subcontinent that account for the persistence of moderate to high fertility. It finds that, becaus...