A New Pro-Natalist Tool: Parenthood as a Form of Public Employment
A New Pro-Natalist Tool: Parenthood as a Form of Public Employment

Author(s): János Tóth I.
Subject(s): Philosophy, Social Sciences
Published by: Trivent Publishing
Keywords: fertility rate; two forms of natalism; full-time parenthood; Eastern Europe.
Summary/Abstract: Low fertility rates currently represent a serious problem across Europe and East Asia. A possible solution to this crisis is the radical increase of fertility rates. I suggest that we distinguish between classical (3-child) pro-natalist and radical (5-child) pro-natalist policies, because their logic is different. Classical pro-natalism tries to harmonize childbearing and employment for the mother, while radical natalism considers bearing 5-6 children as work, as a kind of public employment. In this chapter, I elaborate on a possible radical pro-natalist institution: parenthood as a form of public employment. This institution, complete with classical pro-natalist measures, could best secure the fertility rate of 2.1 by 2030.

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