TY  - JOUR
A1  - Oláh, Livia Sz.
T1  - Should governments in Europe be more aggressive in pushing for gender equality to raise fertility? The second "YES"
Y1  - 2011/02/02
JF  - Demographic Research
JO  - Demographic Research
SN  - 1435-9871
SP  - 217
EP  - 224
DO  - 10.4054/DemRes.2011.24.9
VL  - S9
IS  - 9
UR  - https://www.demographic-research.org/special/9/9/
L1  - https://www.demographic-research.org/special/9/9/s9-9.pdf
L2  - https://www.demographic-research.org/special/9/9/s9-9.pdf
N2  - This paper is based on my contribution to a debate, organized by MPIDR, on the question displayed in the title above. I was asked to present arguments for the "yes"-response (together with Laurent Toulemon, and arguing against the "no"-side represented by Gerda Neyer and Dimiter Philipov). As pointed out in the paper, the most important theoretical reasoning relevant for this question is the gender equity theory. A number of studies provide sound empirical support to it, as discussed in the paper in details, and thereby also a rationale for a positive impact of increased gender equality on fertility. As the dual-earner family is here to stay, and given the well-known negative consequences of long-term very low fertility for a society, pushing for gender equality seems to be a reasonable strategy to be considered aiming for sustainable societal development.

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