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  • 19/04/2012
    Don’t Rely on Yesterday’s Forecasts.
    Invitation to press conference and public debate during the event “Long-Live Europe: Demographic Prospects for Europe in the Next Decades”, Friday, June 1, 2012 in Prague. Ageing societies and the challenges they present are a major topic in every European country. Just recently, pension age, together with the sustainability of pension systems, has been on everyone’s agenda. Charles University in Prague and Population Europe help to tackle these challenges by providing new insights, precise facts, and evidence-based findings at the forefront of population and policy research.
  • 19/04/2012
    Recent Research Results at a glance: Demographic Insights on Women& Work
    Career, children and combining the two is a big enough problem for most women. Yet for demographers it is no more then the tip of the iceberg: In the ageing and shrinking European population of the near future, more female labour-force-participation will be needed to further shore up the declining workforce. At the same time women are expected to look after their children, and also increasingly care for elderly family members. Therefore policy-makers should try harder to help people resolving work-family conflicts, says a study from the University of Stockholm, one of the partners of Population Europe. The study compares work and wellbeing of families in Europe. Find a short summary and other recent research results at a glance in the latest issue of “Demographic Insights”.
  • 07/03/2012
    International Women’s Day 2012: the real Challenge of Working Mums
    Career, children and combining the two is a big enough problem for most women. But for demographers it is no more then the tip of the iceberg. In the ageing and shrinking European population of the near future women will have to shore up the declining workforce. And yet they will still carry the bulk of care responsibilities, for children as well as for elderly family members. These unpaid activities are likely to have negative side-effects on women’s old-age income – unless we start adapting our pension systems now. Demographic Experts of the Population Europe network provide suggestions and background information.
  • 16/02/2012
    Live Longer - Work Longer?
    The European Commission published a new White Paper on pension systems in Europe on Thursday, 16th February 2012. Leading demographic experts of the Population Europe network provide some background information and further ideas.
  • 08/02/2012
    Mummy’s Career Matters: How Policies could Encourage Parenthood
    European countries have redoubled their efforts to support families. However, the tendency of women to have children late in life continues. Demographers estimate that between 15 and 25 percent of women living in Europe will not become mothers at all. Although in some countries the fertility rate is increasing slightly there are others which still continue to have low birth rates. Population Europe’s new policy brief “Population & Policy Compact” gives some advice on how to tackle the main obstacles for families.
  • 16/12/2011
    18th December, International Migrants Day: Demographic Background Material
    Without immigration from the outside, Europe would be ageing even faster than it is today: In many European countries, including Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands, around 20 percent of the current population is of immigrant origin. In the age group under forty these percentages are even higher, indicating that international migration must be recognised as a decisive feature of our societies. It drives economic, social and cultural development and leads to greater diversity. However, this process is often perceived as a challenge to national identity and social cohesion. In order to manage it constructively, the education system has to become much more receptive to the needs of so-called second generation immigrants, says Helga de Valk, Professor at Interface Demography, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and partner of Population Europe. Read the full interview in the latest issue of our newsletter “Demographic Insights” , which provides recent research results at a glance. Preview Image: Olly/fotolia.com
  • 06/04/2011
    The Future of Motherhood in Western Societies – Late Fertility and its Consequences
    Most couples wish to have children, but when is the best time to have the first child and when is postponement justified? The answers vary from couple to couple, depend on personal preferences, and involve many factors including conflicting goals of the parents, career paths, income and housing, parental leave policies and child care arrangements. And, the biological clock does not stop ticking, and assisted reproductive technology cannot guarantee a successful outcome. A new book offers a holistic overview of the process of postponement and its background in modern Western societies.
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