By What Means Can the Chinese Government Implement Policies to Aid in the Increase of Fertility Rate of Working Women?

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10.2991/assehr.k.220110.223How to use a DOI?

Keywords

China; Fertility; Policy Recommendations

Abstract

China’s declining population results in a smaller future labor force and threatens the economy coupled with its aging population. To ameliorate this issue, this paper suggests that the Chinese government focus on mitigating the discrimination to female workers as well as providing more job security to workers taking parental leave to boost China’s fertility rate. This allows more flexibility regarding the division of responsibility of raising a child and reduces the negative impact pregnancy can have on a worker’s professional career, thus incentivizing him/her to have more children. To achieve these goals, the Chinese government should unify the disparity between paternal and maternal laws in China, use campaigns to promote a more open mindset and encourage the behavior of fathers contributing to the upbring of children, and mandate corporations to purchase parental insurances for all its workers by combining it with the basic medical insurance.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Kai Lu
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/01/28
TI  - By What Means Can the Chinese Government Implement Policies to Aid in the Increase of Fertility Rate of Working Women?
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Public Art and Human Development ( ICPAHD 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1190
EP  - 1194
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220110.223
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220110.223
ID  - Lu2022
ER  -