Women's Activity Status and Fertility in Poland

• Autorzy: Marcin Bągard

Warianty tytułu

Aktywność zawodowa kobiet i dzietność w Polsce

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The intention of the analysis is to indicate socioeconomic determinants of fertility for Poland. The analysis is made with respect to the labour market structures, living conditions, gender norms and appreciated values. Logistic regression models of first and second birth order were used, based on the 2006-2010 Polish Labour Force Survey data. Despite registered rebound in TFRs, there is no evidence to prove the Hypothesis of Fertility Positive Turn holds for Poland. Incompatibility of paid-work and childcare points the premises of the positive turn have not been fulfi lled yet. Instead, the stability hypothesis seems to have some evidence as models show signifi cant relation of marital status, household status and the labour market situation of the partner to fertility. (original abstract)

Niniejsza analiza ma na celu wskazanie socjoekonomicznych determinant dzietności dla Polski. Analiza uwzględnia wpływ struktur rynku pracy, warunków życia, podziału ról ze względu na płeć i cenionych wartości. Zaprezentowano modele regresji logistycznej urodzeń pierwszego i drugiego dziecka, przygotowane na podstawie danych BAEL za lata 2006-2010. Pomimo zaobserwowanego odbicia w poziomie współczynnika dzietności, nie ma podstaw, by sądzić, że hipoteza o pozytywnym odbiciu współczynnika dzietności (the Hypothesis of Fertility Positive Turn) jest spełniona dla Polski. Trudności w łączeniu pracy zarobkowej i opieki nad dzieckiem wskazują, że przesłanki tej hipotezy nie zostały jeszcze spełnione. Wydaje się natomiast, że hipoteza o stabilizacji (the Stability Hypothesis) lepiej tłumaczy decyzję o urodzeniu i wychowaniu dziecka, jako że modele wskazują na istotną statystycznie relację między dzietnością a stanem cywilnym, faktem zamieszkania w domu rodziców i statusem męża/partnera na rynku pracy. (abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Female economic activity; Women employment; Women's fertility

PL

Aktywność zawodowa kobiet; Zatrudnienie kobiet; Dzietność kobiet

• Czasopismo: Acta Scientiarum Polonorum. Oeconomia
• Rocznik: 12 (2013)
• Numer: nr 4
• Strony: 17--29

Twórcy

autor

Marcin Bągard

• Warsaw School of Economics, Poland

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