Inhalt: "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." (author's abstract)|
Schlagwörter:Europa; Bevölkerungspolitik; Gleichstellung; Fruchtbarkeit; Privathaushalt; Beschäftigung; Modell; Diskussion; Arbeitsmarkt; Arbeitsangebot; Arbeitsnachfrage; kulturelle Faktoren; Familienpolitik; Hausarbeit; Dual Career Couple
CEWS Kategorie:Gleichstellungspolitik, Europa und Internationales, Demographie und Bevölkerungsfragen
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz