Education/Employment
As women gain higher levels of education, this demographic measure typically declines.
What is fertility rate?
Access to this allows women to plan if and when they have children.
What is reproductive healthcare?
Paid parental leave and affordable childcare are examples of these types of supports.
What are pro-family policies?
High birth rates and high death rates are typical of this DTM stage.
What is stage 1?
Historically, women were primarily expected to fulfill this role
What is caregiving (or motherhood)?
This stage of the Demographic Transition Model is most associated with women entering the workforce and declining birth rates.
What is Stage 3?
When infant mortality declines, families often choose to have ______ children.
What is fewer children?
Governments may offer financial incentives to increase this when populations age.
What is birth rate?
Rapid population growth occurs in this stage due to high birth rates and declining death rates.
What is stage 2?
Shared parenting and dual-income households are examples of shifting ______ roles.
What are gender roles?
According to data from World Bank, an increase in this among women strengthens economic growth.
What is female labor force participation?
Improved medical technology lowers this demographic measure, moving countries into Stage 2.
What is death rate?
In aging Stage 4 or 5 countries, governments worry about a shrinking ______.
What is workforce?
Countries in this stage experience low birth rates and aging populations.
What is Stage 4 (or Stage 5)?
Cultural expectations about motherhood often influence this demographic decision.
What is family size?
When women pursue careers and marry later, they tend to have this type of family size.
What is smaller family size?
As women gain healthcare access, this overall population trend usually slows.
What is population growth?
Equal pay laws and employment protections aim to promote this.
What is gender equality?
Movement from rural areas to cities often results in this demographic change.
What is lower fertility rates?
In less developed countries, limited access to education often leads to ______ fertility rates.
What are higher fertility rates?
This global research organization shows long-term data connecting female education to lower fertility rates.
What is Our World in Data?
The global organization that identifies gender equality as a Sustainable Development Goal.
What is the United Nations?
Tension can occur when governments try to raise birth rates while women prioritize this.
What are reproductive rights (or personal choice)?
When women gain education and employment, countries move more quickly through this model.
What is the Demographic Transition Model?
The educator that we learned about demographic models from (not Ms. Manning)
Who is Mr. Sinn?