Inhalt: "This paper is based on the authoress's contribution to a debate, organized by MPIDR,
on the question displayed in the title above. She 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." (author's abstract)|
Schlagwörter:Europa; Bevölkerungspolitik; Geschlechterpolitik; Familienpolitik; Gleichstellung; Einfluss; Fruchtbarkeit; Gesellschaft; nachhaltige Entwicklung; demographische Alterung
CEWS Kategorie:Gleichstellungspolitik, Europa und Internationales, Demographie und Bevölkerungsfragen
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz