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abstract: 'This article investigates the association between economic
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uncertainties, work-family reconciliation policies and women''s
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short-term childbearing intentions in 10 European countries. I introduce
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the capability approach to this issue and argue that short-term
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childbearing intentions are an indicator of women''s capabilities to
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start a family or to have additional children. Using data from the
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European Social Survey, the analysis reveals that the association
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between economic uncertainties and short-term childbearing intentions
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varies by the number of children already born, education and
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institutional contexts. In some countries, having a job have a positive
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impact on childless women''s short-term intentions, while in other
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countries, low educated childless women out of the labour market are
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those most likely to intend to have a child in the near future. Other
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aspects of economic uncertainties, namely perceived job and income
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insecurity, have a negative impact on short-term childbearing
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intentions, regardless of motherhood status. The analysis also shows
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that the combination of weaker institutional support for work-family
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reconciliation, perceived job and income insecurity and low educational
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skills are associated with lower childbearing intentions, and the
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pattern across the 10 countries is slightly stronger for childless
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women. This study underscores the importance of embedding individual
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decision processes in a broader societal context.'
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affiliation: 'Fahlen, S (Corresponding Author), Stockholm Univ, Dept Sociol, S-10691
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Stockholm, Sweden.
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Stockholm Univ, Dept Sociol, S-10691 Stockholm, Sweden.'
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author: Fahlen, Susanne
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author-email: susanne.fahlen@sociology.su.se
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author_list:
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- family: Fahlen
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given: Susanne
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1080/14616696.2013.798018
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eissn: 1469-8307
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files: []
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issn: 1461-6696
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journal: EUROPEAN SOCIETIES
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keywords: 'childbearing intentions; capability approach; economic uncertainties;
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reconciliation policies'
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keywords-plus: 'FEMALE EMPLOYMENT; GENDER; PARENTHOOD; INEQUALITY; EMERGENCE; SWEDEN;
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AGENCY; SIZE'
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language: English
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month: DEC 1
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number: '5'
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number-of-cited-references: '41'
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pages: 639-662
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papis_id: 51b2f6f5a5a7401a7093f8bd616aa923
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ref: Fahlen2013capabilitieschildbea
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times-cited: '20'
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title: 'CAPABILITIES AND CHILDBEARING INTENTIONS IN EUROPE: The association between
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work-family reconciliation policies, economic uncertainties and women''s fertility
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plans'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000329983200002
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usage-count-last-180-days: '5'
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usage-count-since-2013: '40'
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volume: '15'
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web-of-science-categories: Sociology
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year: '2013'
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