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Research on the Effect of “Work-life Balance” on Fertility Intention of Child-bearing Age Population

Authors
Meiduo Zhou1, Xu Zhao1, *, Ziyi Dong1
1School of Public Affairs and Administration, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan 611731, Chinas
*Corresponding author. Email: 201921160314@std.uestc.edu.cn
Corresponding Author
Xu Zhao
Available Online 23 November 2021.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.211122.129How to use a DOI?
Keywords
fertility intention; work-life balance; fertility policy; childbearing age population
Abstract

As fertility attitude changes and medical technology advances, the birth rate has dropped and the life expectancy of the elderly has increased, China is experiencing a period of “fewer children and younger age” like other developed countries. At the same time, most of the childbearing age group will participate in the labour market competition and face the problem of work-life balance. Therefore, based on the data of the research group “Population Fertility and Public Services”, then established a regression model to explore the impact of “work-life balance” on the childbearing willingness of the childbearing age population, finally found that: the current situation of “work-life balance” is positively related to the fertility willingness, while in the expected difficulty of “work-life balance” (opportunity cost) dimension, the opportunity cost of re-employment and the opportunity cost of career development is negatively related to the fertility willingness. Therefore, in order to improve the fertility willingness of the population of childbearing age, the government should play a practical role in improving the market of child care and strengthening the role of the intergenerational upbringing of families, so as to reduce the parenting pressure of families, especially professional women, and improve the fertility willingness.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Social Science and Higher Education (ICSSHE 2021)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
23 November 2021
ISBN
978-94-6239-464-3
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.211122.129How to use a DOI?
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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
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