💫 𝐀 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 #𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞: 💫 Today’s message comes from President & CEO @JenniferSciubba, who shares why she’s proud to lead PRB, especially in this moment. 🔗 All donations today are MATCHED. Thank you for your support! https://t.co/k29hAKv641

🔄 New home, same mission: The ACS Data Users Group is back. PRB has relaunched our community for American Community Survey data practitioners and researchers. Ask questions, share resources, reconnect. 🔗 https://t.co/WvF4RfTgNR

Is Medicare Advantage really an advantage? In 2022, people with Medicare Advantage spent >1.9 million more days in the hospital than they likely would have with traditional Medicare—costing health systems an estimated $5.7 billion, a new study finds. 🔗 https://t.co/YQisVmrrtU

The data tell a clear story: 𝘕𝘰 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩. Even raising the retirement age still leads to more retirees and fewer workers. 👉 https://t.co/n4Ch5HCZb8

We work in data. So naturally, we celebrated Pi Day with empirical evidence that pie is good. 🥧 + ☕ + great colleagues = statistically significant happiness A little belated. Completely worth it. #PiDay #PRB

Welcome back to PRB, Shreya! We're excited to share that Shreya Arora—who first joined PRB in 2024 as a USAID Policy Fellow—is returning as our newest Research Assistant. "I'm so excited to be back at PRB and to contribute to research that informs real policy impact," she says.

☢️ The world worried about nuclear war. Paul Ehrlich—who died Friday at 93—made it think about population. As we reflect on his legacy, read PRB CEO @jennifersciubba's piece for @ForeignAffairs on how population discourse has evolved—& where it’s headed.

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🍼 🚧 Wanting kids doesn’t always translate into planning for them—and planning doesn’t always lead to having them. Why does this gap exist? On March 25, join us to explore new research on unrealized fertility. 🔗 Register: https://t.co/GL0WEkHQXb #NICHDImpact

📣 TODAY at PRB HQ! Join the Washington Demographic Society for its March meeting with Prof. Elizabeth Chacko (@GWGeography) on “At the Border, In the City: Asylum, Arrival, and the Power of Welcome.” 🔗 Register (limited seats): https://t.co/uOHbeQvVX8

Today at #CSW70, our CEO @JenniferSciubba joins @UNFPA, @UNDESA & government partners for: "Demographic Resilience and Access to Justice: Securing Rights and Choices in a Changing World" ⏰ 11:30 AM–12:45 PM EST 🌐 Watch live: https://t.co/kzsydZmg6p

Despite representing 70% of all global health workers, women hold just 25% of senior leadership roles. In a new piece for @ThinkGlobalHlth, @SaumyaRamarao & PRB Senior Fellow Apoorva Jadhav illustrate why closing this gap is critical. 🔗: https://t.co/CkbvRqbXoc #IWD2026

“Women’s unpaid & underpaid labor helps to maintain this illusion of a DIY society.” — @JessicaCalarco In 2024, we talked with Dr. Calarco about caregiving, policy & gender in the United States. Revisit our conversation here: https://t.co/WPWpbFefZM #IWD2026

DON'T MISS IT: The penultimate webinar in our #Kenya Care & Policy Series is March 3 at 3 PM EAT! Learn how Demographic Dividend–Sensitive #Budgeting can help ministries translate #demographic data into budget submissions aligned with real care needs. 🔗 https://t.co/PCrfPYCggE

Among childless women intending to have kids, 26% said they would not be bothered if they didn't have a child in 2018, up from 18% in 2002, a new analysis reports. This shift was driven by young women ages 15 to 29. 🔗 Learn more: https://t.co/aNrCicADdA

📈 Latinos are the fastest-growing segment of the US labor force. 38.5 million working-class #Latinos keep hospitals, schools & other major industries running—despite low wages, rising costs & limited benefits. ➡️Get a closer look at this vital group: https://t.co/8zEwnYZswn

🍼 🧮 Young children, particularly infants and toddlers, have historically been undercounted in the U.S. Census at higher rates than any other age group. Why does this matter?

⏰ It's not too late to join our Kenya Care Work and Policy Series! Join us tomorrow, Feb. 24, for “Why Program-Based Budgeting Is Not Sufficient to Plan Care Policies," the fourth meeting in our six-part learning journey. 🔗 Register: https://t.co/PCrfPYCggE

⚠️ Planning for the 2030 Census is already underway. But a critical test—the 2026 Census Test—has been scaled back. This Monday, join our Rapid Response Data Briefing to learn how you can support this essential step toward the next decennial census: https://t.co/OroTcSCSYC

🚦What's behind slowing population growth in the US? 🧸How can we fix the chronic undercount of young kids in the census? 🔑Are Millennials key to a more integrated society? 🤝What happens when population change meets politics? 📧 This & more in PRB News:

Our 2nd Kenya Care & Policy webinar brought rich discussion! Big thanks to @cregcenter & the NTA network ( https://t.co/3QUPhcNtps) for their contributions. Four more sessions to go as we build the bridge from demographic data to care-responsive budgeting: https://t.co/PCrfPYCggE