Maternity vs. Careers: The How and Why of Declining Birth Rates in Post-Industrial Societies
Mary Brinton, Margarita Estevez-Abe, Jytte Klausen, Anne McCants, and Martin Rein
Wed Jan 29, 04-06:00pm, 10-105, Bush Room
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Why are there declining birth rates in contemporary Europe, Japan and the US? Why are increasing numbers of women chosing to delay pregnancy or to refrain from it altogether?Is it by purely choice or is it in response to policies (maternity leaves, childcare, family benefits, etc.)? Mary Brinton, Margarita Estevez-Abe, Jytte Klausen, Anne McCants, and Martin Rein will discuss these issues. Co-sponsored by MISTI and Women's Studies. Organized by Pat Gercik, MISTI Associate Director, and Mit-Japan Program Director, Serenella Sferza, MIT-Italy Program Coordinator, and Elizabeth Wood, Director of the Program in Women's Studies and Professor in History.
Contact: Emily Meghan Morrow Howe, 14E-316, x3-8844, emmh@mit.edu
Sponsor: Womens Studies
Latest update: 29-Oct-2002
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