In developing societies, population policies and family planning programs are at
crossroads, where policies continue to be driven by demographic goals, sometimes
even neglecting women's basic sexual and reproductive health needs. It is
important to make comprehensive reproductive health services available,
affordable, and acceptable to women in developing societies. Realizing women's
rights and achieving development goals depends on strengthening commitments to
women and gender equality. The delivery of public services is the most direct
measure of governmental accountability to women. The linkages between population
policies, gender equality, and provision of reproductive health services are so
complex and interrelated. This collection of research papers deals with issues
of population, gender,