@ann-berrington.bsky.social
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🗞️🗞️ Also on the #ONS #fertility release, @bernicerunsonboba.bsky.social discussed her research in @theguardian.com, which has found that young people are reluctant to start #families “when there is #economic uncertainty and apprehension about the future” @uosmedia.bsky.social
Fertility rate hits record low in England, Scotland and Wales
Last year’s total fertility rate of 1.41 for England and Wales was lowest since comparable data was first collected in 1938, ONS says
www.theguardian.com
August 28, 2025 at 10:09 AM
🗞️🗞️ Also on the #ONS #fertility release, @bernicerunsonboba.bsky.social discussed her research in @theguardian.com, which has found that young people are reluctant to start #families “when there is #economic uncertainty and apprehension about the future” @uosmedia.bsky.social
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🗞️🗞️“Fathers contribute to #childcare but mothers — even those who work outside the home — are much more likely to handle the difficult jobs that get in the way of a regular working day and need to be done at a specific time," says @bernicerunsonboba.bsky.social in yesterday's @thetimes.com
Flexible hours ‘trap’ mothers into doing more parenting
Women are still far more likely than fathers to stay at home with ill children and do the school run, a study has found
www.thetimes.com
May 27, 2025 at 8:27 AM
🗞️🗞️“Fathers contribute to #childcare but mothers — even those who work outside the home — are much more likely to handle the difficult jobs that get in the way of a regular working day and need to be done at a specific time," says @bernicerunsonboba.bsky.social in yesterday's @thetimes.com
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According to today's #ONS #population projections, UK childbearing rates are projected to remain well below replacement level.
A new #ESRC-funded paper published by CPC-CG members reviews how changing partnership dynamics are impacting #fertility rates: www.demographic-research.org/articles/vol...
A new #ESRC-funded paper published by CPC-CG members reviews how changing partnership dynamics are impacting #fertility rates: www.demographic-research.org/articles/vol...
Demographic Research - The changing inter-relationship between partnership dynamics and fertility trends in Europe and the United States: A review (Volume 52 - Article 7 | Pages 179–228)
Volume 52 - Article 7 | Pages 179–228
www.demographic-research.org
January 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
According to today's #ONS #population projections, UK childbearing rates are projected to remain well below replacement level.
A new #ESRC-funded paper published by CPC-CG members reviews how changing partnership dynamics are impacting #fertility rates: www.demographic-research.org/articles/vol...
A new #ESRC-funded paper published by CPC-CG members reviews how changing partnership dynamics are impacting #fertility rates: www.demographic-research.org/articles/vol...