VOL. 24, No. 29, July 15, 2021

View this email in your browser [link removed] Feminist Camps Clash Over Gender Ideology, Decriminalizing Prostitution

Dear Colleague,

The international women's rights movement is increasingly divided over whether "women" includes biological men and whether prostitution is just another form of work. As the UN's women's agency looks for a new leader, a coalition of feminist groups calling for decriminalization of prostitution and inclusion of individuals who identify as transgender are seeking to steer UN Women's future direction. Lisa Correnti reports [[link removed]].

Meanwhile, on World Population Day, demographers are sounding the alarm that fertility rates already steeply in decline are falling even further due to the pandemic. Experts have different opinions about whether the pandemics effect is just a "blip" or here to stay, but it wouldn't be a high-level UN meeting without calling for "reproductive health services" to be regarded as essential. Stefano Gennarini, J.D. reports [[link removed]].

Yours sincerely,

Rebecca Oas, Ph.D.

Director of Research

Subscribe to Friday Fax [[link removed]] Feminist Camps Clash Over Gender Ideology, Decriminalizing Prostitution

by Lisa Correnti

NEW YORK, July 16 (C-Fam) A monumental gathering of gender equality stakeholders garnered $40 billion in commitments. Beneath the surface, however, wide disagreement persists among feminists on whether advancing the rights of women and girls should include biological males and the legitimization of prostitution. Read more >> [[link removed]]

UN Experts Warn of COVID-19 Fertility Cliff on World Population Day

by Stefano Gennarini, J.D.

NEW YORK, July 16 (C-Fam) UN demographic experts are asking if the downward fertility spiral made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic may be irreversible, a conclusion that could have far-reaching implications for population predictions and for social and economic policy. Read more >> [[link removed]]

Donate [[link removed]]

Copyright © 2021 Center for Family and Human Rights, All rights reserved.

You are receiving this email because you opted in on the C-Fam website.

View the web version of this email [link removed]

Our mailing address is:

Center for Family and Human Rights

205 E 42nd Street, 20th Floor Suite 20000

New York, New York 20017

unsubscribe from this list [link removed] update subscription preferences [link removed]