I feel like an important element is being overlooked: traditional gender roles within families. Many women are consciously opting out of partnership and motherhood because inequality persists inside the nuclear family.
In many European countries, women work more total hours when unpaid labor such as childcare, elder care, and household tasks are included. They also face a “motherhood penalty,” losing income and long-term financial security, while men’s financial position often remains stable.
Raising the status of families will not solve this. The issue is not that children are undervalued. Women are undervalued. Many women want motherhood, but not at the expense of their autonomy, financial stability, and wellbeing.
Anyway, this is bottom up. The first step is putting competent people in charge.
"Restoring honour to parenthood" is populism and has no valid options of implementing. Regaining political ground and actual debate on fundamental matters is the first basic step.
Cultural shame doesn't fall out of the sky, there are decades of shaping public desire for status, remodeling self image and skewing the pattern for a successful and happy life. It won't go back unless you can replace all of the imaginary milestones set on the path during the last 150 years. Trifles!
Rebuilding bonds doesn't use industrial grade adhesives. The last time these were around it was because of necessity, resource sharing, distinct time availability and management, professional circumstances, inherited life standards, and so on...
Anyway... there is some usable data in the article.
What is your point? People being 30 and immature play this we see a lot in our culture. But some are 20 and way more mature than any other will ever be. It's not because you didn't met or believe such people exist that when they take their choice of marrying young, that they are Li immature....
Age for some doesn't mean a thing, I once talked to a guy over his 30s who was afraid of being mature... And he thought that it's a good point to say it out loud, society normalize sick behavior.
I feel like an important element is being overlooked: traditional gender roles within families. Many women are consciously opting out of partnership and motherhood because inequality persists inside the nuclear family.
In many European countries, women work more total hours when unpaid labor such as childcare, elder care, and household tasks are included. They also face a “motherhood penalty,” losing income and long-term financial security, while men’s financial position often remains stable.
Raising the status of families will not solve this. The issue is not that children are undervalued. Women are undervalued. Many women want motherhood, but not at the expense of their autonomy, financial stability, and wellbeing.
That is absolutely right. Without addressing financial stability and independence for women, none of this is achievable.
South Korea too I believe has a shrinking population and is facing a demographic emergency.
Yes, I used it as an example.
Oh so sorry I missed that.
I think I saw the mark of ChatGPT in the text.
Anyway, this is bottom up. The first step is putting competent people in charge.
"Restoring honour to parenthood" is populism and has no valid options of implementing. Regaining political ground and actual debate on fundamental matters is the first basic step.
Cultural shame doesn't fall out of the sky, there are decades of shaping public desire for status, remodeling self image and skewing the pattern for a successful and happy life. It won't go back unless you can replace all of the imaginary milestones set on the path during the last 150 years. Trifles!
Rebuilding bonds doesn't use industrial grade adhesives. The last time these were around it was because of necessity, resource sharing, distinct time availability and management, professional circumstances, inherited life standards, and so on...
Anyway... there is some usable data in the article.
What is your point? People being 30 and immature play this we see a lot in our culture. But some are 20 and way more mature than any other will ever be. It's not because you didn't met or believe such people exist that when they take their choice of marrying young, that they are Li immature....
Age for some doesn't mean a thing, I once talked to a guy over his 30s who was afraid of being mature... And he thought that it's a good point to say it out loud, society normalize sick behavior.