source: reference message
Hongkong "Nanhua Morning Post" website published is entitled "Chinese women want to work not children, this will exacerbate population difficulties." According to the article, the clock on the Chinese population bomb continued to tick.
reports that this is the result of a new survey conducted by China's recruitment Web site. The study found that about 40% of working women without children wanted children, while 2/3 of working women with one child did not want to have two children. In big cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, the high cost of living, long hours of work and the cost of raising children have made more women afraid to become mothers.
this phenomenon is not unique to China, given the pressures of working women worldwide. But because of the rapid aging of China's population, this situation is more serious in China. Over the past 30 years, the "one child" policy has made Chinese young people too few to support the expanding elderly population. The aging population is increasing, which will affect the competitiveness of the country and cause heavy pressure on the social welfare system. In October, when
however, China is far from providing a package of stimulus packages like Singapore or Germany. And the protection of the Internet can not provide much help to families unable to afford their children's education and health care.
reported that childbearing may also lead to financial and occupational losses. The survey found that after childbirth, 33% of women's wages declined, and 36% of women were demoted. According to the survey, the main reason why women do not have children is "lack of time and energy" and "raising children too dear".