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Population Policy – Progress Since Cairo

Population Policy – Progress Since Cairo. A lesson plan from “Making Population Real” by the Population Reference Bureau Supported by the World Population Fund of the Minneapolis Foundation. Today’s Agenda. Introduce objectives and teaching standards

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Population Policy – Progress Since Cairo

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  1. Population Policy – Progress Since Cairo A lesson plan from “Making Population Real” by the Population Reference Bureau Supported by the World Population Fund of the Minneapolis Foundation

  2. Today’s Agenda • Introduce objectives and teaching standards • Review 1994 Cairo - International Conf. on Population and Development • Discuss women and development • Assess the effectiveness of a indexing in population studies • Introduce Making Population Real and PRB

  3. Making Population Real – Lesson Plan 5:Population Policy

  4. Objectives • To survey the evolution of population policies • To assess the presence of gender-bias in development statistics • To evaluate the nexus of women, development, and population policy

  5. Teaching Standards AP Geography Standard Addressed, Unit II– Population Unit: B. Population growth and decline over time and space 5. Effects of population policies AP and the Advanced Placement Program are registered trademarks of the College Entrance Examination Board which was not involved in the production of these lesson plans.

  6. 1994 Cairo Conference • Official name: International Conference on Population and Development • Turned away from population control, the focus of earlier conferences • A new focus on social development, especially advancement of women, for slowing population growth • Far larger and more inclusive, as Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) participated substantially

  7. How Much Difference Does Lower Fertility Rates Make?

  8. Social Development • Why does it make sense to think of women as a separate group when considering population and development policy?

  9. Empowerment of Women • Access to & control over private assets & resources • Access to public resources • Control over their labor & income • Control over their bodies • Control over physical mobility • Access to & control over political spaces • Access to & control over intangible resources: information, influence, etc. • Position in law & access to legal structures & redress. Women’s Rights and Status: Questions of Analysis and Measurement, Anita Gurumurthy (May 1998)

  10. Human Development Index

  11. Human Development Index A composite measure of: • Income: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita • Education: adult literacy + school enrollment ratio • Well-being: life expectancy at birth

  12. Planning for All People? • Human Development Index - composite of aggregate data • Aggregate data: • Represents all people in a population • Can disguise disparities in social conditions • Example: Adult literacy in Turkey (2002) • Aggregate: 85 percent • Males: 94 percent • Females: 78 percent • What might you miss if you use aggregate data?

  13. Gender Assessment How effective are indexes such as the Human Development Index? Assignment: • Chart and consider data on African nations with regard to bias Handouts: • Evaluating the Status of Women and Children in Africa; One per group • The Data Collection Sheets; Four copies per group • Human Development Report Data Table; One or two per group

  14. Human Development Report Data Table

  15. Data Collection Sheet

  16. Discussion • How do these African countries compare with all developing countries? • How do these new indices compare to each other and the HDI? • What are the benefits of an index? • What are some weaknesses?

  17. Making Population Real - Module 5:Population Policy Activities: • The Cairo Conference–Population Policy and Development: • Discuss issues from 1994 Cairo Conference (i.e. Population and development are related). • Development Policy–Planning for All People? • Chart indicators of economic well-being • Compare aggregate data to data broken down by gender & age

  18. Making Population Real Lesson Plans • Population Fundamentals – Building a Foundation • Populations in the Path of Natural Hazards • The Demographic Transition – A Contemporary Look at a Classic Model • HIV/AIDS and Contemporary Population Dynamics • Population Policy – Progress Since Cairo • People on the Move • Global Migration Patterns

  19. About Making Population Real • Free, on-line curricula utilize up-to-date real-world data and articles from a variety of web-based resources: • United Nations (UNICEF, UNHCR, WHO, etc.) • U.S. Census Bureau • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration • PRB research and publications • Lead author Martha B. Sharma, a teacher • Recipient of the 2006 Geographic Excellence in Media Award from National Council for Geographic Education www.prb.org/educators

  20. Population Reference Bureau • Informs people around the world about population, health, and the environment, and empowers them to use that information to advance the well-being of current and future generations. • Analyzes demographic data and research to provide objective, accurate, and up-to-date population information in a format that is easily understood by educators, journalists, and decision makers alike.

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