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This book provides a unique comparative view of the extremely low fertility and drastic population aging in Eastern Asian countries. After discussing demographi
The work-family policies of Sweden and France are often held up as models for other nations to follow, yet political structures and resources can present obstac
This book explores the employment of Japanese women born in the 1960s and 1970s who experienced childbirth and raised children in the 1990s and the early 2000s.