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Aging with Growth: How to tackle low fertility in European Countries
With regard to fertility, reducing the obstacles to people having children has become an issue of growing importance in the policy agenda of many Central European and Baltic countries. Persistently falling fertility has pressed policymakers into action in many countries, … Continue reading
Avoir un enfant plus tard. Enjeux sociodémographiques du report des naissances.
Les évolutions de la natalité sont le plus souvent appréhendées à l’aune d’un unique indicateur, le nombre d’enfants par femme. Pourtant, le calendrier des naissances, c’est-à-dire les âges auxquels une mère donne naissance à ses enfants, éclaire utilement les dynamiques … Continue reading
Female breadwinners on the rise in Europe
By Agnese Vitali About one in three women in cohabiting or married couples in the UK earned more than 50% of their household income in 2010, according to the Family Resources Survey, up from one in ten in 1980. But … Continue reading
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Tagged female breadwinner, gender equality, gender wage gap, male breadwinner
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Japan’s ticking demographic time bomb
Insufficient gender equality lead to Japan’s fertility levels being way beyond replacement level. In Japan, it is more or less impossible for women to combine a professional career with having children. This will harm the socioeconomic equilibrium of the country. … Continue reading
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Tagged childcare, fertility, gender equality, Japan, one child policy
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Égalité homme-femme : un facteur clé de la politique familiale et sociale
Angela Greulich Le gouvernement français a réaffirmé en juin 2013 que la politique devait favoriser l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes. La participation des femmes au marché du travail, leur carrière professionnelle et leur capacité à retrouver un emploi … Continue reading
The destructive effects of conflict on women and girls
Source: UN Women
Sustainable development and gender equality – two objectives that are interdependent
Ahead of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on 17 October, UN Women released its new report, the World Survey on the Role of Women in Development 2014: Gender Equality and Sustainable Development. Charting the rationale and the … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, gender equality, sustainable development, UN Women, World Survey 2014
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