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It has become an indisputable fact that the fertility rate has declined year by year in recent years. Speaking of young people nowadays, many people say that it is because life is under great pressure and the cost of raising children is high.
Indeed, high cost of living is an important reason for suppressing the desire for fertility, but I think this is not the fundamental reason. Living conditions were so difficult in the past, but people were not living one after another.
When I was in school, a teacher said this: the most fundamental reason for the fertility rate now lies in women, because women's education and educational level are improving.
I didn’t understand this sentence very much before, but now I feel enlightened when I think of this sentence again. Why is the fertility rate getting lower and lower? The root cause lies in women, and reality cannot deny it.
Once read a set of data, the average fertility rate of girls with college degrees is about 1.7, and the fertility rate of women with compulsory education is about 2.6. I don't know how accurate the data is.
But from the situation around you, the higher the education level, the later the women give birth, the fewer the number of children. The highly educated groups in big cities are generally one child, and there are even many unmarried and DINK . Those who have a lot of children are usually women who have never attended school and are not well educated in rural areas.
As women's education improves, many women have also achieved economic independence and do not need to rely on fertility value to survive
The economic foundation determines the superstructure . Women's education level is improved, and with it, they have improved their thoughts, abilities and insights. They see more possibilities and values besides having children in marriage, and they see more clearly the essence of marriage.
plus education can help women better achieve financial independence to a certain extent. Women with academic qualifications and education levels are basically free from food and drink. They can buy cars and houses at master's degree or above, and they can also travel, fitness, dive, ski, etc.
It can be said that as long as a woman studies hard and gets admitted to college, the more she pursues a high degree of education, the greater her chances of achieving economic freedom in the future. When they can meet material and spiritual needs through themselves, marriage is just an add-on to them, not a necessary one.
They have the confidence and ability to be their own decisions, and they will not let themselves marry casually, nor will they exchange uterus and childbirth for the dowry in exchange for their status and voice in their in-laws' family, and will give themselves to the conscience of a man for the rest of their lives.
The higher the education, the more attention is to the personal spiritual value. They will not let their children occupy all their time and energy, nor will they keep giving birth to children because they prefer boys over girls. They may give birth to children just to experience the process of raising children, so they pay more attention to having fewer eugenics and will not let their children over-influence their lives and pursuits.
So if women want to get rid of the oppression of traditional marriage on themselves and not be bound by childbirth, they must study hard. Through reading, you can make your thoughts richer and your abilities higher. Only education and ability are the greatest confidence for girls. Only economic independence can bring a strong soul.
[Topic Discussion: Do you think education affects women's willingness to give birth? 】
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