In France, many of the women are literate and they earn about 72% of what males make. There are public day cares and the females jobs are very flexible when it comes down to maternity leave. Their husbands are very helpful and support the females in their jobs as well. In France, the average fertility rate is 1.9 and has decreased by one from 1960. The fathers and mothers are very supportive of all of the children and make happy families.
In Saudi Arabia, the fertility rate is 2.4 and has decreased from 7.2 in 1960. 25% of the women work leaving most women to care for the children so the fertility rates would be higher than a having 2 working parents. The women in the article did not get to choose her husband so once she had her children he left making her a single mother. She has to work and take care of the children all on her own. Lubna is considered too old to marry but she believes she will find the right man and marry anyways. The fertility rates decreased for the moms like her because choosing your marriage was not an option at that time.
In China, the average fertility rate is 1.7 children and has decreased by 4.1 from 1960. There has been a decrease in the fertility rate because they have put a limit on the family size and they want women in jobs, 69% of Chinese women work now. Summer is a Chinese women who got pregnant and she was scared at first and didn't want the baby to interfere with her job. The bosses of her job made her go on work trips and travel when she was unable to and it made her feel unstable. She got home from her traveling and took a sick leave and the boss suspended her paycheck. She had work for that company for awhile and was surprised as the way they were treating her. The actions the company took made Summer want to quit but they didn't allow her to quit either. All of the stress from her job made her suffer from depression and she feels she has failed her child which is why she only had one. The conditions in China to have a baby are very poor so the fertility rates are very low.
In Nigeria, the fertility rate is 5.5 and is pretty high for only 41% of the women being literate. Abosede has 3 children and she has a high level job. Most of the women have children to fit it and because the society uses the term "the time is ticking" so they marry and have children before they get too old. Abosede married late and then had children right after she got married. She was single for ten years after college and made all of her money and then started a family. Children are welcome and are almost expected of the women.
Fertility rates are based on cultural beliefs, job flexibility, families, money and a bunch of other variables. They are all apart of humans lifestyles and human geographers study fertility rates and all of the other things stated above because they are all connected in the human lifestyle.
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