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CWW/NTA Research Wins Conference Poster Award at IUSSP 2017

A poster of research results from CWW and AGENTA researchers titled "Is it men or women who pay for the kids? The gendered division in the contributions to childbearing and implications for fertility" was a awarded a prize at the IUSSP conference held in Cape Town, South Africa, on October 29 to November 4, 2017.

Tanja Istenic of the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics, and Gretchen Donehower of UC Berkeley Department of Demography with the winning poster of Day 4.

"Is it men or women who pay for the kids? The gendered division in the contributions to childbearing and implications for fertility" was a poster that showcased CWW research methods and their ability to bring new insights by combining the economies of the market and the household. The poster was authored by Lili Vargha of the Hungarian Demographic Research Institute, Gretchen Donehower of UC Berkeley and Tanja Istenic of the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics. It was presented at the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population’s (IUSSP) 28th international conference, held in Cape Town, South Africa, on October 29 to November 4, 2017.

It was awarded the Best Poster Prize for Day 4.

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Infographic, Fertility Decline in CWW Countries

Counting Women’s Work countries are all experiencing falling fertility, but the pace of decline varies widely across countries. The infographic comparing fertility levels and change is shown below.