June 17th is Father’s Day, and the second of the
parental celebrations.
Please take this as a chance to celebrate both Mother and Father's Days and to
discuss the changing dynamics of family structure in Canada and globally. Statistics Canada has special releases on
the changing role of mothers Stats Can
and Mother's Day and fathers Stats
Can and Father's Day. Note the very
significant increases in dual income families and single income families led by
mothers over time.
For those that have followed the great discussions over the
decades on family planning and control of global population growth along with
the Malthusian predictions of overpopulation and nonsustainability will welcome
recent demographic information. Considerable progress has been made in many
countries, with the global fertility rate now resting close to global replacement
levels.
Take 15 minutes and watch the international public health
expert Hans Rosling from Sweden’s Karolinska Institute discuss what is
happening with population growth, in the latest instalment as it relates to the
impact of religion (and income) on fertility rates. Hans
Rosling on religion and babies . You
will need audio to appreciate the presentation.
If you have more time, learn more about Hans Rosling and
listen to his presentations, some of which are listed below. Most notably is the ability to use time
trending to display how quickly change is happening globally with demographic
predictions for the future.
200
years and 200 countries just 5 minutes and absolutely amazing.
Dataset
and mindsets – 20 minutes
His skills as an educator are phenomenal and a learning
experience in of itself.
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