<With Teacher Issue PICK> A future with children - How can we overcome the ultra-low birth rate crisis?
2024-04-06 06:41:04
Professor Shin emphasized, “The important part is that the problem of low birth rate is the biggest challenge that our society must solve, regardless of the ruling or opposition party,” and added, “We need to look at what is needed in depth.”
Rather than focusing on the low birth rate itself, various ministries are including policies that are not directly related to the low birth rate, such as alleviating youth game addiction and introducing AI digital textbooks. Although it appears that a lot of budget has been invested, in reality, the difficulties of young people are not sufficiently reflected in the policies. There is.
In Sweden, which is known as the world's best welfare state, male participation in childcare is so common that fathers who walk with a coffee in one hand and a baby carriage in the other are called 'Latte Papa'.
However, Sweden found a breakthrough when the Myrdals' research, which stated that 'society and the state must take responsibility for childcare in order to overcome the low birth rate', was accepted as policy.
However, with the introduction of the parental leave quota system called 'Dad's Month' in 1995, the rate of male parental leave use increased rapidly, and the birth rate remained at 1.6.
Professor Shin said, "In the case of Sweden, if the parental leave plan is approved for each part, the top management decides and proceeds with the hiring of replacement workers, so there is no reason for individuals to be concerned." He spoke with a manager of a company when he visited Sweden in person. He revealed his experience.
Professor Shin emphasized, “When creating systems and implementing policies, we need to listen to what policies young people really need.”
