“Many young Chinese people are quick to rattle off reasons not to have children: the rising cost of education, growing burdens of taking care of their aging parents and a desire to live a lifestyle known as “Double Income, No Kids.”
For women, the sentiment is especially strong. Daughters who were the only children in their families received education and employment opportunities their parents often did not. They have grown up to become empowered women who see Mr. Xi’s appeals to them to do their patriotic duty and bear children as one step too far. Many of these women have said that deep-seated inequalityand insufficient legal protections have made them reluctant to get married.“
Sounds familiar. The above excerpt emphasizes the sentiment to not have children/get married is especially strong among women.
I wonder how many of us (women) would choose to have children if we were 25-35 yrs old right now. This is not the same as asking would you go back and do it all over again if given the choice (if that makes sense).
My daughter is 26 and has no interest at all in having kids. To be fair, though, I didn’t either at her age, but by 29 I was ready to go for it.
lol, it took me until 43 or so!
I find it interesting that China had severe policies to limit population growth and now have opposite problem.
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