TY  - JOUR
A1  - Philipov, Dimiter
T1  - Should governments in Europe be more aggressive in pushing for gender equality to raise fertility? The first "NO"
Y1  - 2011/02/02
JF  - Demographic Research
JO  - Demographic Research
SN  - 1435-9871
SP  - 201
EP  - 216
DO  - 10.4054/DemRes.2011.24.8
VL  - S9
IS  - 8
UR  - https://www.demographic-research.org/special/9/8/
L1  - https://www.demographic-research.org/special/9/8/s9-8.pdf
L2  - https://www.demographic-research.org/special/9/8/s9-8.pdf
N2  - This paper takes the "no" side in the debate on the question posed in the title. The paper assumes that the dual-earner/dual-carer household model is the most likely aim of policies that push aggressively for gender equality in order to raise fertility. Five objections are discussed: the model does not necessarily lead to a fertility increase; aggressiveness will lead to an imbalance of labor supply and demand, and is likely to confront slowly changing cultural norms; similar policies will also confront the issue of innate gender differences; and country idiosyncrasies prevent the application of a unified policy approach. The paper briefly concludes that compatible gender-neutral family policies and fertility-neutral gender policies are likely to lead to an increase in fertility.

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