Something I’m wondering about the ultra low Asian countries that hardly gets mention is that with such a large elderly population if that additionally suppresses care available for children. Both because grandmothers are very concerned with their elderly relatives at the timeframe when previously they would’ve been available for lots of grandparent duty (early retirement age) and directly when the child-bearing age women are pressed for labour towards the elders, both those related to them and in the female dominated care professions.
The mere financial necessity of women in the workforce of elder care means those same women are working shifts, inimical to parenthood, or if they are post reproductive their daughters are making the practical judgement that they oughtn’t further burden full-time working 60 year old mom with grandma duties.
Something I’m wondering about the ultra low Asian countries that hardly gets mention is that with such a large elderly population if that additionally suppresses care available for children. Both because grandmothers are very concerned with their elderly relatives at the timeframe when previously they would’ve been available for lots of grandparent duty (early retirement age) and directly when the child-bearing age women are pressed for labour towards the elders, both those related to them and in the female dominated care professions.
The mere financial necessity of women in the workforce of elder care means those same women are working shifts, inimical to parenthood, or if they are post reproductive their daughters are making the practical judgement that they oughtn’t further burden full-time working 60 year old mom with grandma duties.