Male Contraception & The SDGs: Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions

Findings from a review conducted by Population Reference Bureau indicated that, “reduced fertility translates into more stable population growth rates, eased pressures on the job market, fewer unemployed youth, and as a consequence, an environment more conducive to cultivating strong democracies. Shifts in age structure from a youthful population to a more mature one helps lay the foundation for social and political stability—a cornerstone of robust national institutions”.

Experts urge countries to consider increasing support for girls’ education, family planning, and youth employment as means to improve stability and stave off incidents of violence. Intentional population growth allows for the development of the necessary systems to provide citizens with the resources they need in order to be successful.

As described throughout MCI’s justifications for using male contraception to accelerate progress towards achieving the SDGs, increased contraception access may impact all the topics mentioned above, including education levels, child health, family planning, and intentional population growth.

​That is why it’s so important to invest in new male contraceptives.

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Sources/References:
- “Political demography: How population changes are reshaping international security and national politics” by J.A. Goldstone, E.P. Kaufmann, and M.D. Toft
- “Investing in Family Planning: Key to Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals” by Ellen Starbird, Maureen Norton, and Rachel Marcus
- “Minority Youth Bulges and the Future of Intrastate Conflict” from New Security Beat
- “Demography as early warning: gauging future political transitions in the age-structural time domain” by R.P. Cincotta
- “How Democracies Grow Up” from Foreign Policy
- “The Pill is Mightier Than the Sword” by Malcolm Potts, Aafreen Mahmood,and  Alisha A. Graves
- Hussein, et al. “Fostering Economic Growth, Equity, and Resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Family Planning”. Population Reference Bureau (2016).

Male Contraception & the sdgs