But poor and vulnerable populations still smoke at relatively high rates
According to data released by the CDC on Thursday, the smoking rate among adults is now at 16.8%—down from 20.9% in 2005 and 17.8% in 2013. However, not all groups saw equivalent declines. Adults who are on Medicaid or uninsured smoke at rates more than twice that of adults who are on Medicare or have private insurance, for example, and 43% of adults with a G.E.D. were smokers, compared to 5% of adults with a graduate degree. Those living below the federal poverty line smoke at a rate of 26.3%.

Ở Việt Nam có khoảng 18.000 trẻ sơ sinh tử vong hàng năm (theo Báo cáo của UNICEF, WHO, WB, UN – Mức độ và xu hướng Tử vong trẻ em, 2011). Và theo thống kê trong những năm gần đây của Bệnh viện Phụ sản Trung ương cho thấy, mỗi năm cả nước có khoảng 1,2 triệu đến 1,6 triệu ca nạo phá thai; Việt Nam vẫn đang đứng trước nguy cơ bùng nổ dân số do số phụ nữ trong độ tuổi sinh đẻ đang không ngừng tăng, từ 21,5 triệu người năm 1989 lên 24,2 triệu người năm 2005. Con số này dự kiến sẽ đạt mức cực đại vào năm 2020, với hơn 27 triệu người. Dân số Việt Nam đang ở mức trên 91 triệu người, đứng thứ 13 trên thế giới. Mật độ dân số cao gần gấp đôi Trung Quốc và gấp 10 lần các nước phát triển. Chất lượng cuộc sống mỗi ngày một đi xuống do rất nhiều nguyên nhân, trong đó nguyên nhân của mọi nguyên nhân là sự gia tăng dân số chóng mặt. Mặc dù vậy, mỗi năm Việt Nam vẫn có thêm trên 1,6 triệu trẻ em được sinh ra, lớn hơn dân số ở một số nước Châu âu như Iceland, Cyprus, Andorra, v.v..

Men’s voices tend to dominate economic debate, although perhaps this is shaped by how we talk about the contributions of female economists. This is easiest to see in how we discuss the work of economist power couples.

… But we need to recognize that the big fall in fertility in China over the decades, for which the one-child policy is often credited, has, in fact, been less related to compulsion and much more to reasoned family decisions in favor of a new norm of smaller families.

The two longtime friends discuss everything from rap names to the moments that spurred them to action.
Justice Ginsburg, 82, led Ms. Steinem, 81, into her wood-paneled chambers, with its stately traditional furniture and blue-chip modern art by Mark Rothko and Josef Albers (on loan from the National Gallery of Art and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden). “What a magical place, Ruth,” Ms. Steinem said.

Justin Trudeau stocked his Cabinet with 50% women. History suggests the country will benefit
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made headlines Wednesday when he announced that half of his Cabinet ministers are female, a decision he justified with the simple explanation that “it’s 2015.” The move won him international praise and more than a few swoons.

In the 50 years since the Pirelli calendar was conceived as “an eye-popping advert for their high-quality products, a freebie that would be proudly displayed and obsessed over year-round by their target market,” it has featured a completely naked Kate Moss, Lara Stone and Joan Smalls (2012, Mario Sorrenti); Gisele Bündchen, Karen Elson and Carmen Kass playing peekaboo with bottoms and bosoms (2001, Mario Testino); and a topless and/or naked Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell and Nadja Auermann (1995, Richard Avedon).

Poverty does not treat men and women equally, especially in old age. Women 65 years old and older who are living in poverty outnumber men in those circumstances by more than 2 to 1. And these women are likely to face the greatest deprivation as they become older and more frail.

Children born today will most likely live on average to their late 80s, well above the current average life expectancy of 79. You probably think of this as good news, and from most perspectives, it is.

South Korea has one of the fastest aging societies in the world, with those 65 or older now accounting for 13.1 percent of the population, up from 3.8 percent in 1980.
Caught off-guard, the government is scrambling to strengthen the social safety net, but benefits remain paltry.