Pro natalist policies
Examples of this policy in real life
A pro-natalist policy is a population policy which aims to encourage more births through the use of incentives, like:
- campaigns
- events
- national days
- increase taxes if people don't reproduce
- give rewards
- campaigns
- events
- national days
- increase taxes if people don't reproduce
- give rewards
Sweden
Why is it a pro natalist country?
How will Sweden improve their situation?
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Russia
Why is it a pro natalist country?
How will Russia improve their situation?
The policy was very succesfull and increased birth rates and fertility rates. |
France's policy: case study

Why did France need this policy?
It needed this policy becaude of its very low fertility rate caused by:
Their policy was called the Code de la Famille and this is what it did
Incentives offered in the policy included:
Was it successful and how has it changed France?
It needed this policy becaude of its very low fertility rate caused by:
- High education levels, people were brought up with great knowledge on contraceptives and the consequences of unplanned pregancy, diseases, etc.
- Many women chose their careers over having children
- People married later
- People no longer needed many children or any to help them with farming or to take care of them
- France was scared that their population would not replace itself over time
Their policy was called the Code de la Famille and this is what it did
- rewarded mothers who stayed at home to care for their children with cash incentives
- offered vacations
- banned the purchase of contraceptives (repealed in 1967)
Incentives offered in the policy included:
- Payment of up to 1064$ to couples having their third child
- Generous maternity grants
- Family allowances to increase the purchasing power of three child families
- Public transport reduction by 30% for families of three children
- Expansion of day nurseries and provisioning of day nurseries
- Nursing mothers persuaded to have a part time job or take a weekly day off of work
- Big maternity grants
Was it successful and how has it changed France?
- Because of this policy women now consider actually having children while still staying in work
- France’s fertility rate is one of the highest in Europe
Short quiz
title 0
Code de la Famille
title 1
Either:
- improved their gender equality
- give pregnant women 18 months leave
- public day care
- flexible work days
- women are allowed to have less working hours than others
- increase the number of women in the work force
title 2
Day of Contracepetion : people have a day off of work and are encouraged to reproduce