Geography class: ‘Population anxiety’ fuelling harmful fertility policies, says UN

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‘Population anxiety’ fuelling harmful fertility policies, says UN

• Explain how countries have been attempting to influence their populations with specific fertility policies

• Use the fertility rate and population interactive graphic to examine how perception of population varies across countries in comparison to actual populations

• Outline the effect fertility policies can have on women

Alasdair Monteith, Gordonstoun