china's 2 child policy started in 2015.
china's 2 child policy started in 2015.
when did china's 2 child policy start?
2015
in 2015, the two-child policy had been published to replace the one-child policy. in fact, china has been taking step-by-step measures to liberate the one-child policy. in 2009, if both parents were only children, all provinces allowed couples to have two children. in 2014, most provinces further relaxed their policy that allows families to have two children if one of the parents is an only child. however, since the implementation of the two-child policy, there has been no significant improvement in china's aging population. it is not until two decades later that its role in the aging of the complementary labour force will be demonstrated. after a relaxation of the one-child policy, 17.9 million babies were born in 2016, which is an increase of 1.3 million over last year, but only half of what was expected. in 2017, the birth rate even fell to 17.2 million, far below the official forecast of more than 20 million. therefore, it is possible that the chinese government will further relax its fertility policy in the future.
aging of china
some sources state that the one-child policy has played a major role in improving the quality of life for women in china. proponents of this view hold that with the one-child policy, gender equality started to be emphasized in china and women had the same opportunity to be educated as men. for thousands of years, girls have held a lower status in chinese households. however, the one-child policy's limit on the number of children has prompted parents of women to start investing money in their well-being. as a result of being an only child, women have increased opportunity to receive an education, and support to get better jobs. one of the side effects of the one-child policy is to have liberated women from heavy duties in terms of taking care of many children and the family in the past; instead women had a lot of spare time for themselves to pursue their career or hobbies. the other major "side effect" of the one child policy is that the traditional concepts of gender roles between men and women have weakened. being one and the only "chance" the parents have, women are expected to compete with peer men for better educational resources or career opportunities. especially in cities where one-child policy was much more regulated and enforced, expectations on women to succeed in life are no less than on men. recent data has shown that the proportion of women attending college is higher than that of men. the policy also has a positive effect of the policy fines at 10 to 19 years of age on the likelihood of completing senior high school in women of han ethnicity. at the same time, the one-child policy reduces the economic burden for each family. the condition for each family has become better. as a result, women also have much more freedom within the family.they are supported by their family to pursue their life achievements.
one-child policy