Jämställdheten och befolkningsfrågan

Abstract

Many different influences operate on fertility råtes and therefore we need an approach that places different variables within a general framework of family decisions on fertility. The advantage of bringing gender equality and women's empowerment to the center of the stage is that they provide a broad perspective which can accommodate many of the major influences on fertility decisions. This includes acknowledging the role of educational development (including the schooling of girls), economic arrangements (including female job opportunities), social concerns (including the status of women), cultural factors (including the value of equity in family decisions), as well as the more traditional variables that can assistant family planning. The artide shows that factors that increase the voice and power of young women in family decisions tend to have the effect of decreasing fertility råtes.