Latest items for BR-PRACTICE-1
Feb. 12, 2025, 8:03 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"Neither she, nor any of her friends, are planning on having children. They are part of a growing community of women choosing the child-free life. South Korea has the lowest birth rate in the world, and it continues to plummet, beating its own staggeringly low record year after year" (par. 5-6).
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"Neither she, nor any of her friends, are planning on having children. They are part of a growing community of women choosing the child-free life. South Korea has the lowest birth rate in the world, and it continues to plummet, beating its own staggeringly low record year after year" (par. 5-6).
Feb. 12, 2025, 7:23 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"Women 'believe having children should be only their decision,' she [Lada Shamardina, a Russian journalist for the independent medical publication Medivestnik] said" (par. 11). "Putin has said Russia's ethnic survival depends on women having at least two children. But he has made it clear during more than two decades in power that he would prefer to see much larger families. The country honours families of 'parental glory' who raise seven or more children" (par. 30-32). "In 2022, Putin reinstated a Soviet-era honour award called Mother Heroine, which recognizes and honours women with 10 or more children" (par. 36).
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"Women 'believe having children should be only their decision,' she [Lada Shamardina, a Russian journalist for the independent medical publication Medivestnik] said" (par. 11). "Putin has said Russia's ethnic survival depends on women having at least two children. But he has made it clear during more than two decades in power that he would prefer to see much larger families. The country honours families of 'parental glory' who raise seven or more children" (par. 30-32). "In 2022, Putin reinstated a Soviet-era honour award called Mother Heroine, which recognizes and honours women with 10 or more children" (par. 36).
Feb. 1, 2025, 2:48 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"Women focusing on their careers in their younger years has been blamed [for the falling birth rate], whilst others have pointed to the cost of living and of housing as factors" (para 4). "Numerous factors have been blamed for why fertility rates have collapsed in modern Britain. Some have cited how women are simply enjoying the independence society now offers them compared to a century ago and are choosing not to have children. In a similar trend some women may only choosing to have children later in life, and so fewer overall, and instead focus on their careers. For men, lifestyle factors like the rising prevalence of obesity in many...more
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"Women focusing on their careers in their younger years has been blamed [for the falling birth rate], whilst others have pointed to the cost of living and of housing as factors" (para 4). "Numerous factors have been blamed for why fertility rates have collapsed in modern Britain. Some have cited how women are simply enjoying the independence society now offers them compared to a century ago and are choosing not to have children. In a similar trend some women may only choosing to have children later in life, and so fewer overall, and instead focus on their careers. For men, lifestyle factors like the rising prevalence of obesity in many...more
Jan. 22, 2025, 9:21 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"When Reuters asked Russian women about whether they thought 'child-free propaganda' was the reason for the declining birthrate in their country, they were 'skeptical,' and all cited the poor material conditions they were living in as the reason people were having fewer children. 'People want children, but there’s no money,' a woman named Alina Rzhanova told Reuters. 'That’s why people are not having children. Not because someone somewhere wrote something'" (para 12).
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"When Reuters asked Russian women about whether they thought 'child-free propaganda' was the reason for the declining birthrate in their country, they were 'skeptical,' and all cited the poor material conditions they were living in as the reason people were having fewer children. 'People want children, but there’s no money,' a woman named Alina Rzhanova told Reuters. 'That’s why people are not having children. Not because someone somewhere wrote something'" (para 12).
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1, BR-PRACTICE-1
"According to the National Survey on Social Relations (ENARES), which measures social tolerance towards violence against women, 54.7% of Peruvian men and women agree with the expression 'Every woman must first fulfill her role of mother, wife or housewife and then realize their own dreams'" (7-8).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1, BR-PRACTICE-1
"According to the National Survey on Social Relations (ENARES), which measures social tolerance towards violence against women, 54.7% of Peruvian men and women agree with the expression 'Every woman must first fulfill her role of mother, wife or housewife and then realize their own dreams'" (7-8).
Jan. 16, 2025, 11:01 a.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"Then-treasurer Peter Costello urged families to 'have one for mum, one for dad and one for the country'" (para 22).
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"Then-treasurer Peter Costello urged families to 'have one for mum, one for dad and one for the country'" (para 22).
Jan. 6, 2025, 3:40 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
“The Japanese government has begun to consult young people about their interest in marriage – or lack thereof – as Japan continues to struggle with a demographic crisis that is expected to result in a sharp population decline over the next decades” (para 1).
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
“The Japanese government has begun to consult young people about their interest in marriage – or lack thereof – as Japan continues to struggle with a demographic crisis that is expected to result in a sharp population decline over the next decades” (para 1).
Jan. 4, 2025, 12:14 p.m.
Countries: North Korea
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
“Kim's latest appeal for women to have more children was made Sunday during the country’s National Mothers Meeting, the first of its kind in 11 years. ‘Stopping the decline in birthrates and providing good child care and education are all our family affairs that we should solve together with our mothers,’ Kim said in his opening speech” (para 3-4). “While North Korea is one of the poorest nations in the world, the change in its demographic structure is similar to that of rich countries, some observers say. Many families in North Korea also don't intend to have more than one child these days as they know they need lots of...more
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
“Kim's latest appeal for women to have more children was made Sunday during the country’s National Mothers Meeting, the first of its kind in 11 years. ‘Stopping the decline in birthrates and providing good child care and education are all our family affairs that we should solve together with our mothers,’ Kim said in his opening speech” (para 3-4). “While North Korea is one of the poorest nations in the world, the change in its demographic structure is similar to that of rich countries, some observers say. Many families in North Korea also don't intend to have more than one child these days as they know they need lots of...more
Dec. 6, 2024, 8:24 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"A small family is now the norm in India, and with the annual population growth rate less than 1%, fears of population-driven collapse are no longer seen as realistic. In the 1950s, a woman in India would give birth to an average of over six children; today the national average is just over two and still continuing to fall" (para 8). "Instead, so far, the maternal expectations of Indian women have remained largely unchanged; the majority still get married by their early twenties, have two children while relatively young and then stop, often by opting for sterilisation" (para 44). "'No one of my generation wants to have more than two...more
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"A small family is now the norm in India, and with the annual population growth rate less than 1%, fears of population-driven collapse are no longer seen as realistic. In the 1950s, a woman in India would give birth to an average of over six children; today the national average is just over two and still continuing to fall" (para 8). "Instead, so far, the maternal expectations of Indian women have remained largely unchanged; the majority still get married by their early twenties, have two children while relatively young and then stop, often by opting for sterilisation" (para 44). "'No one of my generation wants to have more than two...more
Nov. 29, 2024, 3:21 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
“The Japanese government has begun to consult young people about their interest in marriage – or lack thereof – as Japan continues to struggle with a demographic crisis that is expected to result in a sharp population decline over the next decades” (para 1).
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
“The Japanese government has begun to consult young people about their interest in marriage – or lack thereof – as Japan continues to struggle with a demographic crisis that is expected to result in a sharp population decline over the next decades” (para 1).
Nov. 29, 2024, 3:10 p.m.
Countries: North Korea
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
“Kim's latest appeal for women to have more children was made Sunday during the country’s National Mothers Meeting, the first of its kind in 11 years. ‘Stopping the decline in birthrates and providing good child care and education are all our family affairs that we should solve together with our mothers,’ Kim said in his opening speech” (para 3-4). “While North Korea is one of the poorest nations in the world, the change in its demographic structure is similar to that of rich countries, some observers say. Many families in North Korea also don't intend to have more than one child these days as they know they need lots of...more
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
“Kim's latest appeal for women to have more children was made Sunday during the country’s National Mothers Meeting, the first of its kind in 11 years. ‘Stopping the decline in birthrates and providing good child care and education are all our family affairs that we should solve together with our mothers,’ Kim said in his opening speech” (para 3-4). “While North Korea is one of the poorest nations in the world, the change in its demographic structure is similar to that of rich countries, some observers say. Many families in North Korea also don't intend to have more than one child these days as they know they need lots of...more
Nov. 22, 2024, 10:35 a.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"President Putin has lots of things on his mind, including that special military operation in Ukraine, but increasing the birth rate is a very high priority for him. In May he issued a decree calling for measures to raise the birth rate and to increase the number of families with three or more children. In 2022 the government revived the Soviet-era Mother Heroine awardfor women who have 10 or more children -- a lump sum cash prize of US$16,500" (9).
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"President Putin has lots of things on his mind, including that special military operation in Ukraine, but increasing the birth rate is a very high priority for him. In May he issued a decree calling for measures to raise the birth rate and to increase the number of families with three or more children. In 2022 the government revived the Soviet-era Mother Heroine awardfor women who have 10 or more children -- a lump sum cash prize of US$16,500" (9).
Nov. 5, 2024, 1:18 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"The party’s stringent response to Covid-19 also crystallized simmering political frustrations among some young people, with the catchphrase, “We are the last generation” – a refusal to bear children into the rigidly controlled Chinese state – becoming a rallying cry during Shanghai’s punishing two-month lockdown last spring" (para 10).
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"The party’s stringent response to Covid-19 also crystallized simmering political frustrations among some young people, with the catchphrase, “We are the last generation” – a refusal to bear children into the rigidly controlled Chinese state – becoming a rallying cry during Shanghai’s punishing two-month lockdown last spring" (para 10).
Nov. 5, 2024, 12:59 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"Even as there is a clear demand for fertility services, Mr. Lin [the chief executive at Beijing Perfect Family Hospital] said, the number of patients visiting the hospital is lower each year. 'The big picture is that people are less willing to have children,' he said" (para 8). "Young people complain about the financial burden of having children and their own economic uncertainty, and push back on traditional ideas about the woman’s role as a caretaker at home. Many have expressed a desire to focus on their careers, while others have embraced a lifestyle known as 'double income, no kids' (para 9). "'In our hometown, if you don’t have children,...more
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"Even as there is a clear demand for fertility services, Mr. Lin [the chief executive at Beijing Perfect Family Hospital] said, the number of patients visiting the hospital is lower each year. 'The big picture is that people are less willing to have children,' he said" (para 8). "Young people complain about the financial burden of having children and their own economic uncertainty, and push back on traditional ideas about the woman’s role as a caretaker at home. Many have expressed a desire to focus on their careers, while others have embraced a lifestyle known as 'double income, no kids' (para 9). "'In our hometown, if you don’t have children,...more
Dec. 5, 2023, 11:18 a.m.
Countries: China
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"[I]n 2013[,] couples [were allowed] to have two children if one of the spouses was an only child. In late 2015, the authorities announced all married couples could legally have two children" (pp 8). "The authorities further eased the birth limit in 2021, raising it to three children per couple" (pp 9).
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"[I]n 2013[,] couples [were allowed] to have two children if one of the spouses was an only child. In late 2015, the authorities announced all married couples could legally have two children" (pp 8). "The authorities further eased the birth limit in 2021, raising it to three children per couple" (pp 9).
Nov. 28, 2023, 1:11 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"Chinese software developer Tang Huajun loves playing with his two-year-old in their apartment on the outskirts of Beijing but he said he is unlikely to have another child" (pp 1). "Tang, 39, said many of his married friends have only one child and, like him, they are not planning any more. Younger people aren't even interested in getting married let alone having babies, he said" (pp 3).
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"Chinese software developer Tang Huajun loves playing with his two-year-old in their apartment on the outskirts of Beijing but he said he is unlikely to have another child" (pp 1). "Tang, 39, said many of his married friends have only one child and, like him, they are not planning any more. Younger people aren't even interested in getting married let alone having babies, he said" (pp 3).
Feb. 27, 2023, 1:02 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"Young Koreans have well-documented reasons not to start a family, including the staggering costs of raising children, unaffordable homes, lousy job prospects and soul-crushing work hours. But women in particular are fed up with this traditionalist society’s impossible expectations of mothers. So they’re quitting." (para 5). "But he’s got it backward — gender equality is the solution to falling birthrates. Many of the Korean women shunning dating, marriage and childbirth are sick of pervasive sexism and furious about a culture of violent chauvinism. Their refusal to be 'baby-making machines,' according to protest banners I’ve seen, is retaliation. 'The birth strike is women’s revenge on a society that puts impossible burdens...more
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"Young Koreans have well-documented reasons not to start a family, including the staggering costs of raising children, unaffordable homes, lousy job prospects and soul-crushing work hours. But women in particular are fed up with this traditionalist society’s impossible expectations of mothers. So they’re quitting." (para 5). "But he’s got it backward — gender equality is the solution to falling birthrates. Many of the Korean women shunning dating, marriage and childbirth are sick of pervasive sexism and furious about a culture of violent chauvinism. Their refusal to be 'baby-making machines,' according to protest banners I’ve seen, is retaliation. 'The birth strike is women’s revenge on a society that puts impossible burdens...more
Feb. 27, 2023, 7:03 a.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1, BR-PRACTICE-1
“Related outreach is helping to reduce the stigmatization of women who are unable or choose not to have children — a pretext for marginalization in Bulgaria’s pro-natalist society...” (Para. 15)
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1, BR-PRACTICE-1
“Related outreach is helping to reduce the stigmatization of women who are unable or choose not to have children — a pretext for marginalization in Bulgaria’s pro-natalist society...” (Para. 15)
Feb. 18, 2023, 11:17 a.m.
Countries: Mexico
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"Leti Montalvo swooped up her tottering 16-month-old and perched him on her hip as she cooked eggs for her 9-year-old daughter, keeping her eyes on the six other children jumping outside on a trampoline. Their squeals competed with the banging on the second floor, where her husband was helping install a second bathroom. Thirteen people live in the house, eight under the age of 10." (Para.1).
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"Leti Montalvo swooped up her tottering 16-month-old and perched him on her hip as she cooked eggs for her 9-year-old daughter, keeping her eyes on the six other children jumping outside on a trampoline. Their squeals competed with the banging on the second floor, where her husband was helping install a second bathroom. Thirteen people live in the house, eight under the age of 10." (Para.1).
Feb. 18, 2023, 11:13 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"In recent years, economic pressures and career factors have been key considerations for people deciding on children, experts say. For the 2021 figures, experts cited higher living costs, a spike in house prices and the impact of the Covid pandemic as factors discouraging them from having children" (Para.9-10). "A crisis is brewing. If South Korea's population continues to shrink, there won't be enough people to grow its economy, look after its aging population, and conscript into its army." (Para.11) "Politicians have known for years this is coming but have been unable to fix it. They have thrown billions of dollars at trying to convince people to have children and are...more
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"In recent years, economic pressures and career factors have been key considerations for people deciding on children, experts say. For the 2021 figures, experts cited higher living costs, a spike in house prices and the impact of the Covid pandemic as factors discouraging them from having children" (Para.9-10). "A crisis is brewing. If South Korea's population continues to shrink, there won't be enough people to grow its economy, look after its aging population, and conscript into its army." (Para.11) "Politicians have known for years this is coming but have been unable to fix it. They have thrown billions of dollars at trying to convince people to have children and are...more
Feb. 5, 2023, 9:19 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"In recent years, weddings of prosperous citizens in Turkey have sometimes featured a surprise guest: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He likes to give advice to newlyweds about how many children to have. 'One is awkward; two is competitive; with three, there is balance; four means prosperity,' he told one couple. (Erdoğan himself has four children.) 'Birth control is treason,' he said to another, accusing birth control advocates of attempting to 'dry out our breed'". (para 1). "The findings had an immediate effect on the government’s rhetoric. On March 8, 2008, International Women’s Day, Erdoğan asked female supporters in the Anatolian town of Uşak to have three children. 'Those people...more
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"In recent years, weddings of prosperous citizens in Turkey have sometimes featured a surprise guest: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He likes to give advice to newlyweds about how many children to have. 'One is awkward; two is competitive; with three, there is balance; four means prosperity,' he told one couple. (Erdoğan himself has four children.) 'Birth control is treason,' he said to another, accusing birth control advocates of attempting to 'dry out our breed'". (para 1). "The findings had an immediate effect on the government’s rhetoric. On March 8, 2008, International Women’s Day, Erdoğan asked female supporters in the Anatolian town of Uşak to have three children. 'Those people...more
Jan. 12, 2023, 10:12 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"As the population grows older, typically the duty of care falls on family members, as the nation doesn’t necessarily have the resources to provide aged care services to such a large demographic. However, many people either don’t have regular contact with their family, or have no family at all (which will probably become more common as fewer and fewer Japanese people are choosing to get married and have children)" (para 4) (NF - CODER COMMENT - The fact that the government solely relies on families to care for their elders implies that bigger famiies are prefered rather than smaller families. This poses a major problem since Japan currently has a...more
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"As the population grows older, typically the duty of care falls on family members, as the nation doesn’t necessarily have the resources to provide aged care services to such a large demographic. However, many people either don’t have regular contact with their family, or have no family at all (which will probably become more common as fewer and fewer Japanese people are choosing to get married and have children)" (para 4) (NF - CODER COMMENT - The fact that the government solely relies on families to care for their elders implies that bigger famiies are prefered rather than smaller families. This poses a major problem since Japan currently has a...more
Jan. 12, 2023, 7:31 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"But there has been a long-term trend of people opting to have children later in life and reduce family size ever since, the ONS said." (para 6). "The share of women reaching 30 without a child has been increasing consistently since the late 70s, when around a fifth were childless. That proportion rose dramatically the following decade. By 1980, 24 per cent of women aged 30 were childless, rising to 37 per cent by 1990. By the turn of the century, some 43 per cent of women mothered a child by their 30th birthday. And last year it breached the 50 per cent mark for the first time." (para 8...more
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"But there has been a long-term trend of people opting to have children later in life and reduce family size ever since, the ONS said." (para 6). "The share of women reaching 30 without a child has been increasing consistently since the late 70s, when around a fifth were childless. That proportion rose dramatically the following decade. By 1980, 24 per cent of women aged 30 were childless, rising to 37 per cent by 1990. By the turn of the century, some 43 per cent of women mothered a child by their 30th birthday. And last year it breached the 50 per cent mark for the first time." (para 8...more
Jan. 6, 2023, 10:37 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"A local official explained that women tell each other about the procedure…'There is a trend here [in Maharashtra] that girls are married at the age of 15-16, then they have two children, then family planning and then a hysterectomy' " (para 10).
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"A local official explained that women tell each other about the procedure…'There is a trend here [in Maharashtra] that girls are married at the age of 15-16, then they have two children, then family planning and then a hysterectomy' " (para 10).
Dec. 9, 2022, 2:29 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"In 2016, the Chinese government altered its policy to allow married couples to have two children. In 2021, the number increased to three. But despite those changes, recent birth data published by China’s National Bureau of Statistics show a 'swan dive' in births since 2016 — indicating a paradox in the country at a time when the government was giving families more flexibility. Recent studies have shown Chinese women are increasingly choosing not to have children — a decision informed by the pandemic and how China’s isolation from the rest of the world has brought about economic uncertainty in the country. According to a February study conducted by Beijing-based think...more
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"In 2016, the Chinese government altered its policy to allow married couples to have two children. In 2021, the number increased to three. But despite those changes, recent birth data published by China’s National Bureau of Statistics show a 'swan dive' in births since 2016 — indicating a paradox in the country at a time when the government was giving families more flexibility. Recent studies have shown Chinese women are increasingly choosing not to have children — a decision informed by the pandemic and how China’s isolation from the rest of the world has brought about economic uncertainty in the country. According to a February study conducted by Beijing-based think...more
June 28, 2022, 2:56 p.m.
Countries: Bangladesh
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"Women report 2.3 children as their ideal family size... Only 12% of currently married women age 15-49 want to have another child within 2 years; 21% would prefer to wait 2 or more years, and 60% want no more children or are sterilized. The desire to stop childbearing increases rapidly with the number of living children, from 12% among women with one child to 76% among women with two children and over 80% among women with three or more children. Conversely, the proportion of women who want to have another child decrease with the number of living children. For example, 65% of currently married women with no children want to...more
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"Women report 2.3 children as their ideal family size... Only 12% of currently married women age 15-49 want to have another child within 2 years; 21% would prefer to wait 2 or more years, and 60% want no more children or are sterilized. The desire to stop childbearing increases rapidly with the number of living children, from 12% among women with one child to 76% among women with two children and over 80% among women with three or more children. Conversely, the proportion of women who want to have another child decrease with the number of living children. For example, 65% of currently married women with no children want to...more
Jan. 6, 2022, 12:09 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"The more the merrier is the societal attitudes concerning what is the ideal family size. An average family size can be between six to eight. The more children you have the more you will be respected in society" (1).
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"The more the merrier is the societal attitudes concerning what is the ideal family size. An average family size can be between six to eight. The more children you have the more you will be respected in society" (1).
Sept. 8, 2021, 5:50 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"Just last week, a Japanese city manager sparked outrage when he gave a speech telling new employees to 'play around' to remedy the country's plunging birth rate" (para 3). This comment may reflect a societal view that a lowering birth rate is negative and should be reversed (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"Just last week, a Japanese city manager sparked outrage when he gave a speech telling new employees to 'play around' to remedy the country's plunging birth rate" (para 3). This comment may reflect a societal view that a lowering birth rate is negative and should be reversed (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Aug. 4, 2021, 12:58 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"In response to a poll by Xinhua that was titled: 'Are you ready for the three-child policy?' just a tiny fraction of respondents chose 'I’m ready, I can’t wait.' Of roughly 22,000 people who had responded to the poll at one point, 20,000 chose 'I won’t consider it at all.' The poll was quickly deleted" (Para 8). "The lack of social support may discourage those who would otherwise want more children, but a more fundamental issue may be a lack of interest among younger, better educated women who have declared a preference for small families. Even if the government did offer more benefits, Ms. Li said, she would not want...more
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"In response to a poll by Xinhua that was titled: 'Are you ready for the three-child policy?' just a tiny fraction of respondents chose 'I’m ready, I can’t wait.' Of roughly 22,000 people who had responded to the poll at one point, 20,000 chose 'I won’t consider it at all.' The poll was quickly deleted" (Para 8). "The lack of social support may discourage those who would otherwise want more children, but a more fundamental issue may be a lack of interest among younger, better educated women who have declared a preference for small families. Even if the government did offer more benefits, Ms. Li said, she would not want...more
July 16, 2021, 2:23 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"Narendra Modi called for family planning measures and praised an 'informed section' of society who are 'doing good for the country' by choosing to have small families" (para 2).
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"Narendra Modi called for family planning measures and praised an 'informed section' of society who are 'doing good for the country' by choosing to have small families" (para 2).