РОДНИ АСПЕКТ РОДИТЕЉСТВА
THE GENDER ASPECT OF PARENTHOOD

Author(s): Mirjana M. Rašević
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Sociology, Family and social welfare
Published by: Институт друштвених наука
Keywords: childbearing decision; women’s status; socioeconomic development; Birth Promotion Strategy; 2030 Agenda
Summary/Abstract: Research shows that women’s dissatisfaction with their status in intimate partner relationships, family and society is one of the factors of below­replacement fertility in Serbia. This paper considers the level of gender equality as a determinant of a population’s fertility through a number of different perspectives. First, it discusses the theoretical explanation of the significance of this factor to birth levels in a developed population by applying the theory of planned behaviour. The presented view is corroborated by cross­referencing macro data on the status of women, the level of socioeconomic development and the birth levels in the European countries. The inputs used in that regard include the Gender Inequality Index, the Human Development Index and the total fertility rate. Further, the paper illustrates the unequal position of women in various aspects of life in Serbia, which influences their decision to have children, by presenting the findings of a number of recent studies of various types. Lastly, it analyses the expectations from the policy response in Serbia, regarding the fulfilment of the goals of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Birth Promotion Strategy that are relevant to the gender aspect of parenthood.

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