This paper investigates the impact of female employment on fertility in two urban contexts in sub-Saharan Africa: Dakar … reason for fertility decline in Dakar. These findings illustrate how important it is to consider social gender-specific roles …

This study examines fertility variation across housing types and childbearing patterns after housing changes. While the … various housing types, despite the fact that many studies suggest housing as an important determinant of fertility. We use … longitudinal register data from Finland and apply hazard regression. Firstly, we observe a significant variation in the fertility …

childcare are strikingly different in France than in Western Germany, reflecting long-standing policy orientations. Attitudes …European countries in which mothers are encouraged to remain in the labour market have higher fertility levels. It is … difficult, however, to link specific policies to fertility increases. We hypothesize that policy changes do not affect fertility …

illuminate how women’s education and employment relates to fertility decisions in societal contexts that support (in the case …The aim of this paper is to compare family policies and fertility patterns in the former German Democratic Republic … of women into the labor market. By contrasting the fertility development in these two societies, this paper aims to …

, 1991–2005. Power couples are identified using their levels and fields of education, and their sectors of employment …

partner, and parental relationships with existing children, and subsequent fertility. The data are from 2,948 women and 2 … positive relationship between prior satisfaction with life and fertility two years later is found. Men’s satisfaction with … their partner and with their partner’s relationship with existing children are positively related to fertility. Fertility …