Affiliation:
1. Law School at Tongji University, Shanghai, P. R. China
2. Qinghai Normal University, P. R. China
Abstract
This study explores female professors’ willingness to have a second child in Chengdu. Based on a qualitative study, this article focuses on those who have had at least one child and examine their fertility intentions, childbirth behavior and influencing factors of second-child fertility according to their occupational characteristics and academic achievements. In-depth interviews with 24 female professors in Chengdu were conducted in 2018–2020. It finds that their reproductive choices are the cross-effect result of state policy, external support and personal condition. Their educational experience also plays an important role in deciding their choice of having two children. This research aims to shed light on Chinese women’s reproductive intention and fertility behavior and tries to offer policy suggestions under the two-child policy in China.
Publisher
World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt
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