In today’s briefing:
- Is the Stagnant Birth Rate Caused by Gender Disparity or Stagnant Income?
Is the Stagnant Birth Rate Caused by Gender Disparity or Stagnant Income?
- Support through reform of social systems needs to develop environment conducive to childrearing, not to mention Scandinavian case. The generation with old view of family is obstacle to these reforms.
- As real incomes declined, the number of dual-earner families increased and the fertility rate declined. The decline in the fertility rate is related to the decline in income per worker.
- Meanwhile, companies managed to maintain profit margins by holding down labor costs. Declining real incomes, declining birth rates, management distancing itself from diverse values, and stagnant profit margins are interrelated.
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