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Daily Brief ESG: Is the Stagnant Birth Rate Caused by Gender Disparity or Stagnant Income? and more

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?

By Aki Matsumoto

  • 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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