Why are fewer Chinese women having children? | DW News

China’s birth rate hit a record low in 2023, contributing to the country’s overall demographic problem. But why? Leta Hong Fincher is author of Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China. She says Chinese women are increasingly willing to push back against traditional expectations of child-rearing, thanks in no small part to their unequal treatment in marriage and career.

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