Los niños ya no vienen con un pan debajo del brazo o cuando la maternidad sigue penalizando a las mujeres
La desigualdad de género frustra el deseo de muchas madres de tener más hijos. Ven cómo sus carreras y salarios se quedan atrás respecto a los hombres
According to the INE, two crucial figures guide the country's demographic future: current fertility rate at 1.1 children per woman, and desired fertility rate, measured last in 2018, at 1.96 children. Dr. Lidia Cruces, an economist at Frankfurt's Goethe University, says "policy to boost fertility still has room to maneuver" since many people want more children.
Over 73% of women, with and without children, surveyed by the INE's 2018 fertility study said they desired at least two kids. However, experts disagree on what policies would effectively help them meet those reproduction goals. Dr. Virginia Sánchez Marcos, a professor at the University of Cantabria, notes that while various policies have been tried with differing degrees of success, none have reversed the trend.
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