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In France a large part of childcare is subsidized : kindergarden (the less you earn the less you pay, but there is not enough spots), schools since 3 (free for

In France a large part of childcare is subsidized : kindergarden (the less you earn the less you pay, but there is not enough spots), schools since 3 (free for everybody), good public health centers if you want (PMI). Also prenatal care is free (you don't pay thousands of euros to have a baby.) That result in good numbers for a western country: in comparison with Germany for example, women tend to have more children (2.3) and have them younger with less impact on their career and revenue.

tauchunfall 9y ago
>in comparison with Germany for example, women tend to have more children (2.3) and have them younger with less impact on their career and revenue. Indeed. Interestingly the differences between western and eastern states of Germany are huge. Childcare and prenatal care are in general much better in the region of former East Germany. Currently we are short on nearly 300,000 places for children in childcare (Kindertagesstätten/Kitas) but only 30,000 of them are in eastern states. The mother's mean age at first birth in those states is younger (27 years vs. 30 years in West Germany). Now the problem is that unemployment rates are higher in eastern Germany. Some numbers: >MOTHER'S MEAN AGE AT FIRST BIRTH >France 28.1 years (2010 est.) >Germany 29.2 years (2012 est.) https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2256.html https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/... >TOTAL FERTILITY RATE >France 2.07 children born/woman (2016 est.) >Germany 1.44 children born/woman (2016 est.) https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2127.html https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/...