Deadline: Monday evening, at latest before Tuesday’s class.
1. Click on the link below and watch the video only until 11:03 minutes in the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FACK2knC08E
2. Please post your response (around 350 words) to the following questions in the comments section below.
1) What were the main ideas presented in Rosling’s lecture? Do you agree with his conclusions, why or why not?
2) What sort of work does Taslima Khan do?
2a) What are some difficulties she faces in her work? What is your suggestion for her in tackling these difficulties?
3) What is the current situation in your country in terms of population and what is the government doing to deal with it?
You will be marked on the quality of your response and your response to others’ comments:
9-10: Excellent and insightful; response shows superb understanding and critical analysis; contains great details and responds to complex ideas
7-8: Good; response shows thoughtful understanding; contains good details and responds to ideas
5-6: Satisfactory; response shows a basic understanding; contains basic details and responds only to major ideas
3-4: Unsatisfactory; response shows some misunderstanding; contains insufficient details and does not fully respond to the main ideas
1-2: Poor; response shows poor understanding; contains no details and does not respond to the task
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1) What were the main ideas presented in Rosling’s lecture? Do you agree with his conclusions, why or why not?
His main ideas suggested that the population in the world is increasing for a short time, but the number of babies per woman is decreasing.
I disagree with him because a declining population leads to less laborers to work. Some counties with growing populations are developing countries which need more workers to develop their industry or infrastructure. As a country’s economy develops, its citizens will have access to more education. Also, as development of medical technology improves, the people have access to better medical treatment which is a factor in population growth.
2) What sort of work does Taslima Khan do?
She works for the government Family Planning Service. She goes door-to-door to try to help others to have smaller families and offers advice, moral support and a range of contraceptives.
2a) What are some difficulties she faces in her work? What is your suggestion for her in tackling these difficulties?
When the people in Bangladesh are less educated, they don’t understand the importance of contraception and women’s body health. I would suggest she should explain the medical information and evidence. Also, she should recommend women in villages to consult with their families about family planning.
3) What is the current situation in your country in terms of population and what is the government doing to deal with it?
In Japan, since 2011, the number of people has been decreasing because of the declining birth rate. There are some reasons. Firstly, the number of women who work has been increasing and the age of first birth has been older than before. The age is older, it is harder to birth second or more babies because the mother’s body is in more danger of giving birth to a baby. Also, low income leads to a tendency not to birth a baby because people don’t have enough money to raise many children. The Japanese government provides child allowances as a measure to combat the declining birthrate. Also, the government engages companies to introduce maternity leave and paternity leave.
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Thank you for sharing your opinion.
I didn’t think about it from that perspective. I think it’s good idea cause country needs people for work. And it leads country to develop their industry and technologies. Then, it makes good effect on citizens, so I think this perspective is one important things that we need to think about.
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1) What were the main ideas presented in Rosling’s lecture? Do you agree with his conclusions, why or why not?
Human lives in a world of relentless change where the population is still growing. Many people thinks that population growing is out of control. In 1800, with the industrial revolution, population started to grow faster and finally it reached 7 million even though the number is still rising. Most of the population growth has been in Asian countries like Bangladesh where the population has tripled during his lifetime from 50 million to more than 150 million, and the most densely populated countries in the world. Some 15 million already live in the very crowded capital Dhaka. They intensely concerned about the size of families. In Sweden, they set up the Gapminder Foundation to make the world’s data available in a way that everyone can understand. In 1972, which is the year for Bangladesh independence, they had on average 7 babies per woman, and lifespan was less than 50 years. In 40 years, Bangladesh has gone 2.2 and lifespan is 70. In 1963 in whole world, big ones are China and India, and Bangladesh is just behind. Developed countries had small families and long lives. However, developed countries had large families and short lives. From average of 5 in fifty years ago to 2.5 in 2012, there is a big change, and it’s still decreasing.
I agree with his conclusion about there is a big change between 1963 to 2012. According to his speech, in these 50 years, the average of babies per woman has changed a lot. In 1963, only developed countries had small families like 2-3 babies, and long lifespan around 70 years old. And developing countries were still had average like 6-7 babies, and short lifespan around 50 years old. But in 2012, the average of the whole world became half of it including developing countries. As he said, I think it is a big change with whole world. Also, Taslima Khan mentioned that it’s difficult to communicate with people who has less education. So I agree with the conclusion of providing more education to people in country. It is a good idea cause if people can get knowledge, it will be more easier for the people who has job like Taslima Khan does to communicate with local people and give suggestion.
2) What sort of work does Taslima Khan do?
She is the mother of Khan family in Bangladesh. She comes from large families themselves but she and Hannan decided to have only two children. In Bangladesh, there is slogan you hear everywhere which is “no more than two kids, one is even better!”. They are part of a cultural shift away from big families and for her, it’s also become a job. She works for the government Family Planning Service which employs women like her in every village. She try to help others to have smaller families. She offers advice, moral support and give a range of contraceptives such as pills.
2a) What are some difficulties she faces in her work? What is your suggestion for her in tackling these difficulties?
When she working for the government to reduce fertility rate, she said that it can be hard to get through to them when they’re less educated. But she goes door-to-door, to try to help others to have smaller families. And gradually they’re getting the message across.
3) What is the current situation in your country in terms of population and what is the government doing to deal with it?
Japan has a annual change about population. According to Japanese Ministry of International Affairs and Communications Statistics, from 2008, the population is decreasing. Also, declining birth rate and aging population is the one of main problems in Japan. This means low birth rate and low death rate makes few children and many elderly people. This problem leads reduction of the economy size in Japan, so it is a serious problem in Japan. To solve this problem, it’s important to raise birth rate, and make good environment for the mother. Japanese government deal with many policies. One of famous solution is called Work System Reform. This includes reforms in men’s awareness and behavior as correcting long working hours, reviewing personal evaluations, changing the mindset of management and others, and encouraging men to take parental leave. It makes comfortable and better environment for both of women and men.
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Thank you for sharing your opinion. I agree with you at the 3rd question. As the solution for declining birth rate and aging population, I also wrote the system for man (father). I think it is because of women’s advancement in society. You said It makes comfortable and better environment for both of women and men. But what do you think about my reason?
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1) What were the main ideas presented in Rosling’s lecture? Do you agree with his conclusions, why or why not?
According to the video Rosling presented, the decreasing number of babies born for each woman makes the average lifespan longer. And I agree with his conclusion. Firstly, he showed us enough evidence to prove his idea, such as the video of Bangradish and the graph that shows the relations between each country’s newborn rate per woman and each country’s lifespan. There is a slogan in Bangladesh, “No more than two kids – one is even better.” And there are a few people who already took action, and the result is shown by the number on the graph. Because of this reason, I agree with his conclusion.
2) What sort of work does Taslima Khan do?
she works for the government family planing service. And She visits a lot of house and try to help others to have smaller families. For example of her job, she offers advice, moral support and a range of contraceptives.
2a) What are some difficulties she faces in her work? What is your suggestion for her in tackling these difficulties?
The difficulty that she faces is that it is hard for uneducated children to understand the risk of having a lot of children. And Taslima’s client thinks how many children she will have is depending on her husband. If her husband said, we need a boy, she thinks it is correct, and she doesn’t care about her self. So. in this situation, as Rosling did, I will suggest Taslima tell them the truth about how newborn rates get involved with the average life span.
3) What is the current situation in your country in terms of population and what is the government doing to deal with it?
The newborn rate in Japan is getting lower. For this fact, there are two main reasons. The first reason is that the average timing to get married is becoming late. It is able to be considered by women as getting ahead in society. The second reason is that it is very disadvantageous to have a large number of children in this era. The main reason people think it is hard to have children is the cost. It takes a bunch of money to raise a child with a good education, such as a university degree. Even raising one child takes a lot of money. Because of these reasons, children are decreasing in Japan. For this situation there are few government policy to make it better. For example, there is a system that father can take maternity leave. Following the era that increasing of women as getting ahead in society, this system will make some change I hope.
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Thank you for sharing your opnion. I agree with you. As you know, taking care of children costs a lot and some women think they don’t have to marry. Having a family has sometimes more disadvantages than being single. The Japanese government tries to make a good policy for families, but it’s not enough. I also hope the era which is good for fathers and women who get ahead in society will be made.
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He explained about the change of world population and showed us today’s data about how the future of the world will be. The world population was 10 million in 10,000 BC but it was 7 billion in 2000. This number is increasing now, especially in Asian countries. In 1963, the average number of babies born per woman in the world was 5 and the family structure was different in each country. In developed countries, people had small families and long lives, but in developing countries, people had large families and short lives. Nowadays, women in the world give birth on average. In most countries, people have small families and long lives. The family structure is changing in the world.
I disagree with his opinion. I know that life expectancy has increased due to advances in medical technology and the spread of education. However, in developed countries, population decline is one of the serious problems. In contrast, women give birth a lot, but babies cannot live long because of the lack of a medical system in developing countries. The average number of babies born is not related to how long they can live, so I disagree with his opinion.
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She works for the government family planning service. She tries to help others to have small families. She asks women about their period and contraception. She offers advice, mental support and a range of contraceptives.
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When women are less educated, it is hard for her to get through to them. Women don’t understand any method of contraception and the structure of pregnancy. In addition, women give priority to her husband’s opinion over their opinion even if women know they have to go through the pain.
I suggest that she should have chances to explain the method of contraception, the risk of pregnancy and the merit of a small family to men. Men must be less educated, too. If men know them, men will treat their wives and think about family and lifestyle.
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In my country, Japan, the population has been decreasing every year even though life expectancy has increased. Parenting costs a lot and some people don’t marrige. Because of the decreasing number of children, we have to pay a lot of tax in the future. The government tries to make a system to take care of children easily. For example, the government guarantees medical insurance for children, childcare and scholarships, reconsiders working time and wages, and prepares nurseries.
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Thank you for sharing your opinion.
I agree with you. As far as I know, some countries has high birth rate, and the family get many babies, but actually, not all of the babies live because of lack of medical technology or money as you said. So, the connection of long doesn’t relate to the growth of world population.
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Thank you for sharing your idea. I agree with your opinion that providing the opportunity to explain the risk of pregnancy and the merit of a small family to men. A family consists of a wife and a husband, having a child is the responsibility of them, not only a women.
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Thank you for sharing your opinion.
I agree with your suggestion for Taslima Khan. In the video, a women said whether she has another children or not is up to her hasband, so it is important to communicate the imprtance of family planning to men as well as women. Women also must have the right to decide how many children they have.
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1) What were the main ideas presented in Rosling’s lecture? Do you agree with his conclusions, why or why not?
Hans Rosling shows us the reality of the change of population in the world. His main opinion is that the world population is changing constantly. Since 10.000 BC to 1.800 the population was increasing slowly from 10 million to 1billion. Then at the year, 1800, the industrial revolution, everything changed and the growth of world population became faster. However, the world showed a big change that in last 40 years, the number of baby born from woman decreased from 5 to 2.5 and the life span in many countries became longer. Additionally, these percentages are still changing. I hadn’t know about this world population fact until I watch Rosling video today and I was really surprised about it because more than half of the world population have added during his lifetime. Rosling also mentioned a family that lives in Bangladesh. They determined to have a small family following the Bangladesh slogan. Plus the mother, Taslima works for the government. From this job, Taslima felt less educated people can be hard to interact with her about family planning because they don’t have enough knowledge about it. I suppose that government all over the world should focus on to improve education about family planning because it may cause overpopulation.
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2) What sort of work does Taslima Khan do?
Taslima is working for government family planning services to prompt to have small family by visiting some families’ house from door to door. She and her husband are from a big family, but they have been trying to shit the culture that have a big family because Bangladesh has a slogan that says “have only two children, one is even better.” So, Taslima encourage it.
2a) What are some difficulties she faces in her work? What is your suggestion for her in tackling these difficulties?
The main problem that Taslima has on her work is parents are less educated about family planning because she have to give advices them about the way of using contraceptives and also, she need to offer moral support. This can be hard for her to let patients understand get messages across. My suggestion for this difficulty is to have a class for people who couldn’t take enough education about the family planning by Taslima for free with the government help. It will be a good idea because if they could have a knowledge, the slogan that Bangladesh has might be cheered. Then overpopulation can be solved steadily.
3) What is the current situation in your country in terms of population and what is the government doing to deal with it?
Japan has high population in the world. From 1960 to 2022, the population was up 93.22 million to 125.12 million people, about 34.2 % in last 62 years. However, The huge problem is that the birth rate in Japan is extremely low. It has only 1.3% birth per women. Japan require more babies now. For this situation, Japanese government has created some different kind of initiatives to prompt stopping population such as enhancing child care service and improve housing facilities for families with children. Japan is facing lack of child service facility especially kindergarten, so the priority for the prime minister of Japan is build it first and he said that the target should be risen from approximately three trillion to 3.5 trillion yen to deal with a decline of population by create better policy and facilities for all families.
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Hi Akane! Thank you for sharing your idea.
I partly agree with your opinion. Some people make a lot of children like 7 or 8 even though they do not have enough money to grow and raise them up. Introducing education in school is the most effective way to give that knowledge to all children around the world equally because they learn not only sex education but also they learn social studies. For this reason, they might be going to be able to connect what they learn in family planning class with the environmental problem or political problems that they learn in social studies.
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Thank you for sharing your opinion.
I totally agree with you. I hope that there are a lot of policies for working women. First, the government needs to make a facility, especially for children and make a policy that working women take care of children easily.
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1) What were the main ideas presented in Rosling’s lecture? Do you agree with his conclusions, why or why not?
In the video, he mentioned that the world’s average lifespan has gotten longer in most countries since the number of children each mother gives birth to has decreased. As one of the reasons for it, he introduced the Bangladesh government policy to reduce their birth rate. As in the video, some women in Bangladesh do not have much knowledge of sex because they are less educated, and they seemed to have children for NO REASON. However, as the husband of Taslima mentioned that he could not afford his household if there were more than 3 children, fewer children are better for Bangladesh households to afford themselves. In my opinion, the lack of education is not only one factor of the growing population and there might be some more factors, however, we should have a REASON to have children because we are responsible for our children’s life.
I agree with his opinion because I want my children to spend wonderful life, but my budget will be limited and I will not be able to make all of them happy if I have too many children.
2) What sort of work does Taslima Khan do?
She works for the government family planning service and visits so many houses. When she visits there, she has some conversations with a mother in there. Then she usually gives them advice to make the family smaller because some of the families in Bangladesh get so many children for some reason like they are less educated.
2a) What are some difficulties she faces in her work? What is your suggestion for her in tackling these difficulties?
Some women are less educated and they do not understand what her advice means. For example, they do not know how important it is to care about the number of children, and they cannot decide if they should have more children by themselves.
In my opinion, she should tell the problem to the government where she works, and ask them to provide the women the lectures so that they learn how important it is to care about the number of their children.
3) What is the current situation in your country in terms of population and what is the government doing to deal with it?
Japan has lost its population rapidly since 2010. This is because Japan’s elementary school has provided sex education to their students since 1992, so Japan’s students usually have some knowledge of sex. Because of the decreasing population, the declining birthrate and aging population have been a big problem in Japan. Japanese government considered it a big problem, and they focused on making an environment where young people can have children safely. For example, they have secured enough money to provide it to young people when they do not have stable households.
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１）What were the main ideas presented in Rosling’s lecture? Do you agree with his conclusions, why or not?
The main ideas presented by Rosling are that the world population is getting down recently because of a change in people’s idea about the number of children. Having a small family can live longer than having a large family. This is a recent way of thinking that people in the world have.Though between 1800 and 2000, world population had increased rapidly because of the industrial revolution, the population is decreasing year by year recently. He thinks this phenomenon is wonderful and amazing because our planet can’t support more than 3 billion people in the world. He concluded that decreasing the fertility rate is good for us. I agree with his point. Having children costs a lot of money. It costs more than 50.000 dollars if a child wants to go to a private university. It’s wiser to spend a lot of money on one or two children in my country. We should raise a lot of children only if we can afford it. Having a lot of children seems like a good thing, but it’s not always good.
２）What sort of work does Taslima Khan do
She works for the government planning service to try to help others to have smaller families. She goes to women’s houses to give contraception and contraceptives to prevent them from being unwanted pregnant. Her husband and she have only 2 children because they can’t afford the cost of taking care of them if they have more than 3 children. Her experience is brought to others and it works gradually in the community.
２a） What are some difficulties she faces in her work? What is your suggestion for her in tackling these difficulties?
Women who live in Bangladesh have misconceptions about having children. They think they have no choice not to have children if their husband wants to do it because they’re less educated. That’s why she has difficulties in letting them understand. I understand some cultures have ideas of male-dominated thinking. However, as she said in this movie, it’s women who have a baby and bear the pain, not men. The decision of having a child has to be made between a husband and a wife. Both women and men have to be educated about it as mandatory if it’s difficult to teach other subjects. In addition, she tries to tell only women the right way of thinking about preventing them from getting unwanted pregnancy. As I mentioned before, this country is still male-dominated so it’s hard to change their world as long as male don’t change their ideas of having children. My suggestion is that she should tell about it not only to women but also men. She can use her husband’s help if it’s difficult to let men understand because of male-dominated ideas. So far her effort works but it will work more if she expands her targets.
３）What is the current situation in your country in terms of population and what is the government doing to deal with it?
My home country is Japan. In Japan, the population is decreasing year by year. If you want to get a better job in terms of salary and work conditions, you have to go to a university. This idea has been formed gradually. Parents have to save a lot of money because they want their children to get a better job. That’s why our population is decreasing. In addition the number of elderly people is increasing in contrast to the number of children. Our government is focusing on expanding welfare for the elderly or single parents, but they don’t provide enough support for children despite the idea that going to university is becoming a general idea in Japan. People who support the economy in Japan are not elderly people, but young people. The Japanese government should expand their educational support for children who want to go to a university.
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1) What were the main ideas presented in Rosling’s lecture? Do you agree with his conclusions, why or why not?
-In this video, Rosling talks about the changing number of children born per woman. Amazingly, in 1963, an average woman gave birth to five children. Today, however, that number has declined to about half. Currently in Japan, the declining birthrate is a serious problem, and the young power that will support Japan in the near future is decreasing year by year. I cannot agree with him. This is because in developed countries like Japan, the declining birthrate has made it difficult to support the elderly.
2) What sort of work does Taslima Khan do?
-She works for the government Family Planning Service which employs women like Taslima Khan in every village. She tries visiting and helping to make couples have small families such as her family. She gives pills and contraceptives for women to prevent having a big family.
2a) What are some difficulties she faces in her work? What is your suggestion for her in tackling these difficulties?
-Some women can’t understand what Taslima says. Because, people in Bangladesh are less educated. So Taslima is struggling with how to make Bangladesh women sure about why it is so important to use contraception. Also It is difficult to explain what problems they may face later in life as your family grows. In my opinion, Taslima should gather young women who live in villages and lecture about the importance of contraception with easy-to-understand examples, medical knowledge and illustrations.
3) What is the current situation in your country in terms of population and what is the government doing to deal with it?
-My nation is Japan. In recent Japan, the declining birthrate and aging population are progressing rapidly. Women’s career attitudes are changing, and more and more women are choosing not to marry and have children. In modern society, child expenses are also increasing and medical expenses and insurance costs are also putting pressure on the parents’ generation financially. The Japanese government is concerned about this situation and is focusing on creating an environment where it is easy to raise children.
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Hi Maaya! Thank you for sharing your opinion. I agree with your ideas. It is very difficult to provide sex education, but I think it would be effective for Taslima to educate the women in her village about medical knowledge about contraception, with easy to understand examples and illustrations.
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１）What were the main ideas presented in Rosling’s lecture? Do you agree with his conclusions, why or not?
In the past, developed countries had declining populations and increasing life expectancy. However, in recent years, the population has begun to decline even in developing countries, and households are becoming smaller and the average life expectancy is increasing.
In Africa, too, the odds of a woman having children in her lifetime have fallen from 5 to 2.5. But he says this is not a pessimistic situation.
I don’t agree with him very much.
In fact, Japan is suffering from a declining birthrate and an aging society, and the taxes of the working generation have doubled from 40 years ago. And if the declining birthrate and aging population begin to progress, taxes will be higher than they are now, the number of working people will decrease, and the country as a whole will not be able to grow. Population decline will surely lead to the decline of the country
２）What sort of work does Taslima Khan do
she works for the government family planning service
with employed women like her in every village
she goes door to door, to try to help others to have smaller families too.
she offers advice, moral support and most importantly a range of contraceptives
２a) What are some difficulties she faces in her work? What is your suggestion for her in tackling these difficulties?
It can be hard to get through to them when they are less educated in conception
all most developing countries, women don’t have a right to decide about life. Even if women entreat their husbands, they don’t have contraception if their husbands want to have a baby. Taslima Khan should explain to her husband. Moreover, she must go to school to change the culture in order to make a world they can discuss between wife and husband equally since when they are children
3)What is the current situation in your country in terms of population and what is the government doing to deal with it?
Japan is clearly becoming an aging society with a declining birthrate.
While medical technology has advanced and life expectancy has increased, the birth rate is still declining. By 2040, it is estimated that the population aged 65 and over will account for approximately 35% of the total population.
In order to raise the birth rate, the government is working to make childcare free for third-born mothers, distribute child allowances to all children, and make children’s medical and school fees free.
On the other hand, although the average life expectancy is increasing with medical technology, medical expenses in Japan are additional. In Japan, excessive medical care is given to people at an age when they do not need medical care. I think that’s why it’s accelerating the aging society. From now on, we should focus on how “life” should be and the creation of a society that makes it easier to raise children.
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Thank you for sharing your idea!!
I agree with your opinion that education needs to be reviewed so that wife and husbands can talk equally when they are children.
It is very difficult to change their perspective and habits after becoming an adult. Therefore, I believe that it is necessary to come into contact with diverse thoughts from a young age.
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Thank you foy sharing your opinion!
I can agree with your opinion.
I think it is important to firmly convey the importance of contraception.
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1) What were the main ideas presented in Rosling’s lecture? Do you agree with his conclusions, why or why not?
Rosling describes the changes in the world’s population and people’s life expectancy from the past to the present. He says that developed countries had smaller families and longer life expectancies, while developing countries had larger families and shorter life expectancies, but now China is improving health, starting family planning, and smaller families, followed by Mexico, Brazil, Latin America, and India. And the average number of babies born per woman has declined from 5 to 2.5, and that number is still declining, he said. So he sees this as a very significant change that will control population growth, even though many people thought that world population growth was out of control. I disagree with his idea. This is because there are many countries where declining birth rates are a social problem, and it is not a simple matter of reducing the average number of babies born per woman. I also believe that there are countries where declining fertility is a problem and others where it is not, and that population imbalance may be causing a major problem.
2) What sort of work does Taslima Khan do?
She works for the government’s Family Planning Department in Bangladesh. She goes door to door with each family, providing sex education, advice, emotional support, and contraceptives to help people have small families.
2a) What are some difficulties she faces in her work? What is your suggestion for her in tackling these difficulties?
Taslima is faced with the problem that people in Bangladesh do not have the opportunity to receive sex education and at the same time do not have the opportunity to discuss family planning in depth with their spouses. For example, when Taslima asked a woman with three daughters if she really wanted more children, she responded, “It depends on the father” and “What if my husband wants a boy? We believe that this indicates that the situation has become normalized, even though it is women who bear the risk of childbirth and whether or not to have children is not a matter to be decided solely by men’s opinions. Therefore, there is a need to increase opportunities for both men and women to receive sex education. They also need to learn about contraceptive methods and proper knowledge about family planning, especially the need for women to protect their bodies. It would be good if Taslima could first inform towns and cities of this need and eventually establish a system of sex education for the entire country.
3) What is the current situation in your country in terms of population and what is the government doing to deal with it?
According to the Cabinet Office, Japan’s population problems are the rapid aging of the population, the decline in the working-age population, and the declining birthrate. Japan’s total population, currently about 120 million, has been declining in recent years and is estimated to fall below 90 million by 2070, when the aging rate will reach 39%. This situation may cause further economic and social distortions in the future.
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Thank you for sharing your opinion. I agree with you.
I think that it’s really important to learn about how women protect their bodies, because I take pills everyday due to menstrual pain. So I learned myself about it, but it was so hard and I don’t know that it’s correct. Therefore, I really agree with your opinion.
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1) What were the main ideas presented in Rosling’s lecture? Do you agree with his conclusions, why or why not?
The main idea is about populations. Rosling stated that the fewer children per family, the longer their lifespan. I agree with him, because fewer children means that parents can take good care of them and less money. Rodling also stated that. In addition, my parents have 2 children, me and my sister. I could get some things that I wanted, and I could eat more food when I was child. It means that we can grow healthy and live a long life.
2)What sort do work dose Taslima Khan do?
She works for the government Family Planning Service which employs women like her in every village, And she goes door-to-door, to try to help others to have smaller families too.
2a)What are some difficulties she faces in her work? What is your suggestion for her in tackling these difficulties?
Taslima advises about moral support and most importantly, but it is hard for women who are less educated to understand her work.
I was surprised by the phrase “it’s up to the father.” I think this is a big problem that women can’t say what they think. If I were to advise her, I would say that she teaches men contraception more, because children aren’t only a mother’s problem, but also a father’s problem.
3)What is the current situation in your country in terms of population and what is the government doing to deal with it?
Japan also has a population problem. Japanese people have an issue with the aging population and low birth rate. It means that the number of elderly people is increasing. It is a big problem because they can’t work, so their money is only a pension. In addition, the number of younger people who make money is decreasing. The government is discussing this problem, but I think that they should make an environment where people can live without spending money even in old age. Also, younger people such as us should know that problem more, and think about what to do.
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Hi, Miki. I’m only child, and have no siblings, so I could grow up satisfactory, too. I think parents can give enough affection if they have less than 2 or 3 children. I’ve heard that children who couldn’t have enough love from their parents would grow up mentally not healthy. If I was a parent, I want children to be healthy and have less unsatisfaction. Thank you for sharing your idea.
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Thank you for sharing your good opinion. I agree with you about Taslima’s work. I think they cannnot choose their life and hard to say their opinion, it makes me surprised. Also, it is the big problem about the lack of education, so it is important to teach contraception not only mother but also father.
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1) What were the main ideas presented in Rosling’s lecture? Do you agree with his conclusions, why or why not?
The population in the world is increasing dramatically during a short time. Especially in Asian countries, population is growing, and for example, in Bangladesh, the population growth became trippled. In this kind of countries, the size of family is a controversial issue. However, due to the cooperating, the number of fertility rate got decreased from about 7 to 2.2 in 40 years. When it comes to say whole world, the average number of babies that one woman born has changed from 5 to 2.5 in 50 years, and it is still decreasing.
I agree with him. Some people say that because of the huge population, natural resources are decreasing, and people can’t have enough food to live. It can be cause conflicts between wealth people and people in povery society, and at worst, a war may break out. Moreover, if there were too many people in the country, job opportunity would be lost. Some people can’t work and earn money, so there will be an economic gap in the country. I think all of opportunity must be given to everyone equally.
2) What sort of work does Taslima Khan do?
She works for the government family planning service, and she visits families to help not to make to many children, and tell them right information about pregnancy and child education. In addition to it, she gives them some advices and pills. Through these acting, she is trying to reduce fertility rate.
2a) What are some difficulties she faces in her work? What is your suggestion for her in tackling these difficulties?
She faces at the difficulty of making people understood that having lots of children makes them hard to live, and the children won’t be able to live in a good environment. Sometimes people don’t have time to go to a clinic and have a doctor’s advice, and long for a girl or boy baby.
3) What is the current situation in your country in terms of population and what is the government doing to deal with it?
Japan is facing at decreasing of childrem and incresing of elderly people currently. For decreasing of children, Japanese government is giving mothers a child benefit, supporting after care of giving birth and after school center, and urging companies to develop work environments for working parents. Moreover, for increasing of aging population, they are increasing of elderly care service, giving elderly some opportunities to participate in the social activities, and promoting making communities not to make isolated people.
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Thank you for sharing your opinion. I think equality educatin leads to widely knowledge and the most important thing is being able to make a decidion free based on life plan each person so education is essential.therefore, I agree with you.
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1) Rosling states that the population exploded with the Industrial Revolution of 1800. Developed countries have small families and long life spans while developing countries have large families and short life spans. But that has changed dramatically over the past 50 years, and the number of children born per woman has dropped from an average of 5 to 2.5. From this result, it can be said that it is not impossible to control the population explosion.
I disagree with this opinion. Because I don’t think that the decline in the number of children born per woman in the world is due to people controlling it.
I believe this is more to do with the economy and other external influences rather than the result of people controlling it. For example, in Japan, the number of people who have children has decreased due to late marriage and economic recession, resulting in a declining birth rate. It can be said that this result is greatly influenced by the external environment.
2)She works for the government Family Planning Service to try to help others to have smaller families too.
2a) She faces a difficult situation in getting these uneducated people to understand the importance of what she is saying.
I suggest her that they need to consider the balance between parenting and self-care. It is important to accept responsibility for raising children and to understand each other’s values. Having both men and women discuss these responsibilities helps build a more supportive and understanding community.
3) In Japan, there is a serious issue of declining birth rates and an aging population. Due to the economic downturn, young women are increasingly reluctant to have children. The government is attempting to deal with this issue by providing subsidies to families with two or more children and introducing support systems for childcare. However, these measures have not yielded very positive results.
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Thank you for sharing your opinion!
I agree with you ideas. I also think that both men and women need to discuss their responsibilities to improve their understanding.
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(1)Mr. Risling wants to tell the world as it really is. His main idea is that the population is still rising in the world, but the average number of babies born per woman has gone from 5 to 2.5 during just half a century, meaning that there are significant changes in the world population. The population is not out of control, and we don’t have to be pessimistic about the world. I agree with his conclusion because he showed compelling evidence by using the charts. Furthermore, I have read his book “FACTFULNESS” in Japan and then I know that most people see the world as something getting worse, but the world is getting better and better as time progresses. He also uses data presented by reliable institutions such as WHO. So I don’t have any disagreements
(2)She works for the government Family Planning Service, and helps many people to have smaller families.
(2)-a It is difficult to explain family planning to people who get less education and understand it. I think keeping the activities is the most important even if she faces difficulties in her work. It is not easy for all people to take education, but if she continues for a long run, more and more people will understand it and the next generation children will think seriously about family planning.
(3)In Japan, the population has continued to decrease since 2011. The number of children is decreasing, on the other hand, the elderly population is increasing, which results in a super aging society. Now, the percentage of those 65 years of age or older is 28.4%. Our government is developing an environment in which even elderly people can work regardless of age to deal with the aging population. In addition, to support parents who are raising their child, the government is enhancing its childcare services and other services and developing childcare support systems in local communities.
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Thank you for sharing your opinion.
I empressed Risling’s statement that the world is getting better because people always mention the issue of the world. I wonder what the end of the world he thinking is.
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1)Rosling said in this video, the world population is increasing, but we don’t have to afraid of that because the birth rate per women become decrease. I agree with his opinion. The population of the world is the almost highest, but some developed country’s population is getting less every year. I think it is really hard to increase again because many women are working as same as men in such countries and then getting children is too hard for women. Also, some of developing country start to decrease the children’s birth by government like Bangladesh. The developing countries still has a medical problem so they cannot live so much long compare to developed country. Then the population is getting decrease gradually.
2)She works for the government family planning service, and it likes an adviser about family planning for women. She visit to home who live in the village and teach how to control their family planning and avoid to get too many children for example using pills.
2a) In my opinion, the difficulties of her job are the lack of the knowledge for women about pregnant or family planning and many women don’t have enough own opinion about that. To solve such difficulties, she has to explain the problem about too big family and she can tell about the merit of small family in her experience. It is difficult for her, but they need more education about how to control the pregnancy.
3)In Japan, the population is decreasing and we have the problem about the aging population and low birthrate. The government try to raise the birthrate and make some policies about it. For example, the family with children can get some money from government. And the fee about elementary on nursery school become free from 2019.Furthermore, they try to increase the average of salary especially for young people. It is because they think if young people can get more money, the rate of marriage and the birth will increase too.
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Thank you for sharing your opinion. I agree with your opinion of 3. I think that the government should support young people financially. If the government provided financial subsidies, the birth rate would definitely increase.
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1) Rosling’s main idea is that we face huge challenges, but we don’t have to worry about it because we are trying to prevent further population growth.7 billion people live on the earth. Some people are concerned about the future of it. But people have various solutions to problems. For example, Bangladesh has succeeded in reducing its fertility rate. Because the government created a government agency to reduce the birth rate. But that is not the case only in Bangladesh. Fifty years ago, the world average number of babies born per woman was five. However, it is currently 2.5. Although population growth is currently unstoppable, this problem will be solved in the future as this policy progresses around the world. So I agree with his idea.
2)She works for the government Family Planning Service. She goes door-to-door, to help others to have a smaller family. She provides some advice, goods, and encourages them to discuss this with their husbands.
2a)She will face the difficulty of not being able to talk to someone who is not well educated. Because people who don’t have enough knowledge don’t know what they should do. So I suggest that not only the woman but also her husband should be educated with her. This problem cannot be solved by the mother alone. Naturally, the husband also needs to be made to understand how increasing the number of children is a burden on the family and the wife.
3)Japan is having a problem with declining birth rates and an aging population. The decline in the birth rate is believed to be due to a decrease in the number of young people wanting to marry and have children. This cause has economic concerns. So the government enacted the law in 2003. It is called the “Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children”. The law aims to help local governments and business operators formulate and implement action plans to promote efforts to support the child-rearing of the next generation. However, those policies have not been effective, and the birth rate has been declining every year.
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1. What were the main ideas presented in Rosling’s lecture? Do you agree with his conclusions, why or why not?
He presented that the world population is increasing but decreasing the number of babies woman born is a huge change. I agree with his conclusion because these chart that he shows us in the lecture show the decreasing. I argue that many people do not need many babies because we do not need to worry about death early. Developing economy and industry leads to safe life and long-life expectancy.
2.What sort of work does Taslima Khan do?
She works as an adviser. Almost people who do not take enough education do not know nourishing many children is difficult. She tries to tell how to avoid pregnancy and woman can refuse to have baby.
2a). What are some difficulties she faces in her work? What is your suggestion for her in tackling these difficulties?
People who do not take education are difficult to comprehend the need planed pregnancy and life plan that when and how much money they can get and what for they use money. Nevertheless, A woman and a man are supposed to have baby, a woman rely on a man to make decision. In Japan, it is also difficult for a woman that rely on her husband to income to decide to live herself as well. I suggest for her that providing education for both women and men to live themselves each other and to plan for the future.
3. What is the current situation in your country in terms of population and what is the government doing to deal with it?
The population of senior citizen is increasing and the population of children is decreasing. The government supplies benefits for pregnant, childbirth and child allowance. Companies have to allow pregnant woman to take break time for 6weeks before childbirth and after that she can take break time for 8weeks. I argue that it is not enough supports for women. In fact, pregnant women start to have difficulty working more than 6weeks before childbirth. Just standing up or walking around is hard for pregnant women at that time. it means that 6weeks is not enough time as a break time.
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１） His main ideas suggested that the population in the world is increasing for a short time but the number of babies is decreasing. He said that the populations are rapidly increasing since in 1800. And now more and more increasing of population. Bangladesh is amazing happened because in the past they were a lot of children, but now they have only 2 children and can live more longer than the past. Bangladesh used to have five or six children per woman. But if there were only one or two children, the parents could buy them whatever they wanted. Developed countries live longer with smaller families; developing countries have larger families and shorter life spans. And now average of birth rate is 2.5people per a women. But this average lead to decrease than the past. In the past, average of birth rate is 5people per a women. This is why decrease. I know it its important to birth children, but some people have to taking care of child.
I disagree with his conclusion because Japan now has a low birthrate and an aging population. So some people have to birth babies. If people don’t birth, Japan will be die.
２） She is working as the government family planning service. She goes door to door to help for small family and advice, moral support and a range of contraceptives.
2a) Having a child despite the pain a woman goes through to have a child, or getting pregnant despite the husband’s willingness or having enough children. And in Bangladesh women doesn’t know how to contraception. Taking medication at the beginning of period and she gave for women about condom.
3) Today, Japan has a declining birthrate and an aging population. Along with this, medical science has evolved, making it possible for people to live longer. However, soaring prices and education costs have discouraged many people from having children. Recently, there are families that marry but do not have children. Although the government has been working on a number of countermeasures, there is still no policy that the Japanese people would like to see. I want to solve this problem, but it is painful because I know that I cannot do it alone.
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Until now, developed countries have often had small families, such as nuclear families, but in recent years, people in both developed and developing countries want to have a small family.
I agree with his idea. because, in terms of Japan, There are so many students to take scholarships and many families who suffer from their living. So if they are a small family, they can reduce their burden
She works for the government family planning service. She advice to have a small family. Because Small family makes the family be stable for living and decrease wife’s aching when the baby born. And also, she wants to stop unplanned-pregnancy to use a condom and a contraceptive.
In Bangladesh, Husband opinion is first. So, if he wants to have new child, Wife gives birth to a child. And one reason is that there are not enough contraceptives and other tools available to prevent contraceptive use.In Japan, the population is declining rapidly. This is not because of an increase in the death rate, but because of a significant decrease in the birth rate. Although the death rate is decreasing due to medical developments and other factors, the population is declining because people are no longer inclined to have large families. Policies such as child allowances and benefits have been implemented.
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1) What were the main ideas presented in Rosling’s lecture? Do you agree with his conclusions, why or why not?
Rosling described about the change of population and showed date of population growth. He presented the case of Bangladesh’s policy of reducing the number of births. His main idea is that the number of births per woman is declining so people don’t need to be so pessimistic about the population growth. I disagree with his opinion, because, even though the number of births per woman is declining, the population is actually continuing to grow. There are some people, like the Bangladeshi woman in the video, who have many children as their husbands say, due to lack of educational opportunities and lack of knowledges. I think it will be difficult to solve the population problem without solving the problem in those areas first.
2) What sort of work does Taslima Khan do?
She works for the government Family Planning Service. She tries to help others to have small families. Her job is to offer advices, moral support and to arrange contraceptives.
2a) What are some difficulties she faces in her work? What is your suggestion for her in tackling these difficulties?
Low level of education in Bangladesh makes it difficult for people to understand the importance of contraception and health, and it is difficult to provide information appropriately. So, I think both women and men should have more educational opportunities to gain basic knowledge about family planning. It would be more effective to help people understand the benefits of fewer family members especially.
3) What is the current situation in your country in terms of population and what is the government doing to deal with it?
In Japan, the population has been declining in recent years. This is because the declining birthrate and increasing aging population. In order to address this population problem, the Japanese government is providing financial support to parents, providing support for after-birth care, and promoting improved work styles. Although the declining birthrate has been an issue for a long time and has been provided some supports for childcare, the birthrate still continues to decline and the population continues to decrease.
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1) What were the main ideas presented in Rosling’s lecture? Do you agree with his conclusions, why or why not?
He mentioned that world population increased in short time dramatically. Also, he discussed that the number of children average per woman decreased from 5 to 2.5, and live expectancy has getting longer than before because of it.
I disagree with this idea. It is good that life expectancy will longer than the last, but I think whether how many children should they have is depends on their selves. There are people who want many children due to loving them. While, there are people who don’t want it because they think that they don’t have enough money to afford it or they want time that they can use freedom. So, we shouldn’t stop their opinion.
2) What sort of work does Taslima Khan do?
She has been working as a government family planning service. She is trying to help women who have small family as like her.
2a) What are some difficulties she faces in her work? What is your suggestion for her in tackling these difficulties?
She faces to get through difficulties about what women don’t have much educational.
I would suggest her that to tell women have their opinion, because, for example, the woman in the video, is just following her husband’s choice. Everyone has own right of choice such as taking education and having babies. Also, women should think about what will be after they got children. They need more money to raise their children, and they need knowledge of how to deal with many their babies. If they don’t have it, their living would be uncomfortable and stressful.
3) What is the current situation in your country in terms of population and what is the government doing to deal with it?
The population in Japan is decreasing recently because of birth rate declining. The age of having babies is increasing compared with 10-20 years ago. Nowadays, it is common to get children after they are 30 years old. But before 10-20 years ago, it was around 25 years old. One of the reasons why is giving birth costs much money. Many people think they don’t afford it. Also, some people think that if they have babies, they cannot get their time enough what they want to do. The government is trying them to have babies by giving gifts. Besides, many companies give money to people who get married or be pregnant.
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The number of people is decreasing because people’s thoughts on the number of children have changed recently. Birth rates are decreasing not only in developed countries but also in developing countries, and life expectancy is increasing worldwide. However, the low birth rate is now being treated as a serious problem in Korea, and the Korean government is trying to solve the problem in various ways, including providing money to families with children. As the number of children decreases, the number of elderly people increases compared to young people, and the tax that middle-aged people have to pay is increasing.
She works for the government family planning agency. Visit each house for counseling so that you can have a smaller family. It teaches contraception and prevents more children from being born.
One woman in the video said she had children if her husband wanted them, even if she didn’t want them, but such a low level of education can be difficult to understand contraception, and women like Taslima Khan are delivering messages.
Korea is almost an aging society, and to solve this problem, the Korean government is trying various policies, such as providing jobs for the elderly or increasing support for children.
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(1) His main idea is since 50 years ago, the number of births per woman has decreased from 5 to 2.5, but life span has increased.He sees today’s population explosion as a problem, and uses country-by-country changes and Bangladesh’s efforts as examples to explain the causes and the real situation. I agree with him. Because there is a theoretical and concrete numerical basis. But honestly, I was not familiar with the story. In Japan, although the birthrate is declining, the population trend is stable, and there is a rather small young population, which is in demand.
(2) She works for the government family planning serves. She goes door to door to try to help someone who do not know about family planning much. She talks each mothers who have some children, and interviews them about their future parenting and their intentions, and provides them the mental support.
(2a)The most difficult thing is supporting the unwilling mother. These women have no knowledge of contraception and simply obey their fathers.This is irresponsible in a way. I suggest that we first ask these women about their parenting challenges and then work together to identify the causes. Conclusion, it will help them understand that irresponsible procreation is the cause.
(3)The declining birthrate and aging population are major problems. In Japan, the number of large families is declining and young people tend not to do want to have children. The government is trying to improve the child-rearing environment. It is providing benefits to families raising children and addressing issues such as taxes, but it has only just begun. The shortage of daycare centers has also become an issue, and the salary structure for childcare workers is being reviewed. In addition, the younger generation is in high demand, and the working environment, especially for women, is gradually improving. The stereotype of getting married and becoming a housewife after childbirth is no longer the case. Several companies also have policies to train women for management positions and to increase the number of female employees. The reason for this, besides financial issues, is that women also find fulfillment in life by working.
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Thank you Akari for sharing your opinion. We wrote the same problem happening in Japan that birth rate is decreasing. I also think that there are financial issues that Japanese have when they take care of their children.
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What were the main ideas presented in Rosling’s lecture? Do you agree with his conclusions, why or why not?
The Statistician, Rosling was talking that overpopulation was becoming not much of a serious problem than before. He estimated that by the end of the century the fast population will slow down. I will agree with him that overpopulation will not be as serious a problem. Over The past few years, overpopulation was said to have so many negative impacts. In some of the perspectives, that is not wrong. For example we have water and air pollution that are pointed out as environmental problems. On the other hand, technological and factory development has a positive impact such as longer life span by advanced medical knowledge and skills that make useful tools for surgeries. Additionally, I will agree that by the end of the century the fast population will slow down because the government workers are continuing offering to stop giving birth and use contraceptives. This will help remind womens all over the place and don’t forget to avoid being pregnant.
What sort of work does Taslima Khan do?
Taslima Khan works for the government.
Family Planning Service for women in her village that gives birth. She will help each family to avoid having a huge family that they cannot take care of. Taslima gives advice to every woman in her village to use contraceptives.
What are some difficulties she faces in her work? What is your suggestion for her in tackling these difficulties?
During her job she faces one big problem. It is womens low education rate. The women don’t get any sexual education that they need to understand how they are going to be pregnant because they don’t have any knowledge about giving birth and they don’t know how important using contraceptives is. As a result, when Taslima is offering to take contraceptives they don’t use it because they think that they don’t get pregnant easily. However, the truth is that nobody knows when you are going to be pregnant. They don’t know how important the advice she is saying to them is. Therefore, they don’t listen to her. Additionally, the women in the video said that giving birth is up to the husband because they want a boy that can work more widely than a girl. When Taslima is suggesting to stop giving birth they don’t have their opinion, just listen to what the husband says. This will face difficulty because Taslima cannot know what women’s opinion is. High percentage of understanding how they are going to be pregnant and how high possibility they will be pregnant will help her job because the women can easily know how important it is to use contraceptives and also condoms for men. It means she can open a workshop to educate womens and also mens about having a birth. This will help both women and men to agree with what Taslima is saying and to avoid a huge family.
What is the current situation in your country in terms of population and what is the government doing to deal with it?
In Japan there is the opposite problem than in Africa. In Japan, the low birth rate has been a serious problem. There will be too many elders and less minors. It has a low birth rate because young people changed their way of thinking. Some people started to think living alone is better than having a family because they can spend their money on themselves. To deal with this, the government started supporting mothers by making a place that takes care of their child free. Additionally, they have child care that gives money to parents. However, the benefit of the care from the government is too small so it has not been successful.
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1) What were the main ideas presented in Rosling’s lecture? Do you agree with his conclusions, why or why not?
Hans Rosling explained about the change of world population and today’s data about how future of the world will be. In 1800, with the industrial revolution, everything changed and population strated to grow faster than 10,000 BC. In 1963 the average number of babies born per woman in the world was 5. It was divided according to developed countries and developing countries. Developed countries had small families and long lives, on the other hand developing countries had large families and short lives. But now almost all countries go up to small families, even Africa too. Morever today, the average of babies per woman in the world is 2.5 and it’s still decreasing. He insisted that decreasing the fertility rate is helpful for our lives.
Actually I do not agree with his idea. For instance, South Korea is suffering from low birth rate and becoming an aging society. Now we are in a better situation to afford. Such as better wages, more food and enough nutrition, medical advances etc. If this phenomenon continues, problems such as a slowdown in economic growth and an increase in the burden of young generations and national finances may arise. This is the reason why I disagree with his arguement.
2) What sort of work does Taslima Khan do?
Taslima and Hannan are part of a cultural shift away from big families who have only 2 childeren. Taslima Khan works for governmnet family planning service which employs women like her in every village. She goes door-to-door to try help other women to have smaller families like her. She asks about date of period, conceive and offers some advices, moral support and most importantly, a range of contraceptives.
2a) What are some difficulties she faces in her work? What is your suggestion for her in tackling these difficulties?
Most of the women who live in Banglades are ignorant about birth and contraception. Also they are less educated including sex education. So Taslima faces the difficulty of making them understand.
3) What is the current situation in your country in terms of population and what is the government doing to deal with it?
Korea has a low birth rate and it’s getting worse now. Therefore, the government is trying to overcome the low birth rate by implementing various policies such as childbirth incentives, support for fathers’ parental leave, and housing support for newlyweds.
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1）He primarily expounds on the growth and changes in population numbers, particularly using the example of how Bangladesh has managed to reduce its population growth to illustrate the shifts over the past 40 years. I agree with his viewpoint that the population will continue to experience explosive growth, so many developing countries have been advocating procreation plans in recent years, resulting in a slowing of the population growth curve. Finding a balance is indeed a question we should be contemplating at present.
2）Her main job involves going door-to-door on behalf of the government to promote the procreation plan. She educates women about considering their own capabilities for having children and teaches them about the use of contraception methods such as birth control pills or condoms. Additionally, she advocates the concept of smaller families leading to greater happiness to avoid excessive financial pressure on households and prevent deepening poverty.
2a）Many women lack sexual education from a young age, making advocacy quite challenging. Additionally, households are often male-dominated, leading women to typically follow their husband’s decisions without having their own thoughts. My suggestion is to utilize successful case studies and hold regular community workshops. By doing so, they can hear a variety of voices and engage in discussions and sharing sessions. Through these interactions, a subtle and gradual influence can be exerted across generations.
3)Taiwan’s birth rate has declined to a mere 1.08, leading to continued negative population growth. Due to high housing costs, low income, and concerns about sacrificing quality of life and uncertainty in providing proper education for children, the Taiwanese government is actively promoting a procreation plan.
This plan encompasses various incentives such as allowances, production subsidies, tuition assistance, maternity, parental, and paternity leave. Additionally, initiatives like constructing social housing are being implemented to alleviate the financial burden on couples.
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Thank you for sharing your opinion. I agree with you. In a society with a declining birth rate, Taiwan’s birth rate is extremely low, resulting in a continuous negative population growth. Moreover, housing prices in Taiwan are very high, and the average income of the first job after graduation is low, causing concerns about low quality of life and uncertainty in providing children with appropriate education,This makes Taiwanese low- and middle-income families afraid to have children.
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1. What were the main ideas presented in Rosling’s lecture? Do you agree with his conclusions, why or why not?
In Rosling’s lecture, he discovered that we face huge challenges in overpopulation. Some people think population growth is out of control, and even some people talk of a population bomb. However, His main idea is that we shouldn’t be panic about overpopulation. I agree with him because most people have enough knowledge to realize the problems. Concurrently, population growth is too slow. In developed countries, the government has made treaties and policies to control the number of people in the country. In contrast, most countries are facing the problem of lower fertility rate than the overpopulation.
2. What sort of work does Taslima Khan do?
She works for the government Family Planning Service. She needs to door-to-door to try to help others to have smaller families. For example offers advice, moral support, and a range of contraceptives. She will educate women which live in village about contraception to reduce birth rate.
2a. What are some difficulties she faces in her work? What is your suggestion for her in tackling these difficulties?
For her work, it is hard to get through to them when they’re less educated. Because most people can’t take enough education about it, so what they understand easily is difficult. She spends many times to explain it until other women can understand it. My suggestion is giving them a picture book drawn how their can be better in the future if they had less than three children. As a result, it will cause that people who didn’t take enough education can get knowledge of the development of their lives.
3. What is the current situation in your country in terms of population and what is the government doing to deal with it?
In Taiwan, the most serious problem is childlessness. Because most low- income and middle-income families can’t afford their children’s tuition and childcare expenses, so they have only one child, or even no child. This is the social structure that causes Taiwan’s population to decline year by year, and even become aging. However, the government of Taiwan issued a new policy “ zero to six year old are raised together”. It means make young people choose to marry, willing to have children, and raise children. Taiwan’s central and local governments have increased fertility incentives, hoping to encourage people to have more children by reducing the burden of childcare. It makes Taiwan’s society maintain a stable balance.
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Thank you for sharing your opinion. I agree with you. I think your suggestion of giving a picture book is a good one. A picture book could create an opportunity for not only the parents but also the child to read it and learn from it.
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1)Rosling’s main idea is that the future of the world’s population may not be so gloomy and humanity is already doing better than people think. His example was informative and detailed, but I disagree with his opinion. Because it is true that the issue may be becoming calmer with population growth, but a decrease in population will lead to a decrease in the number of workers. What happens when the number of workers declines? It is directly related to the decline in national strength. In developing countries such as Bangladesh, a small decline in birth rate may not be a problem, but it is a serious problem in developed countries.Thus, there are many countries where birth rate declines are a problem behind the backdrop of population growth that has ceased to be a problem. Therefore, in my opinion, the future of the world’s population will also face the following problems.
2)She works for the government of Family Planning Service. She offers advice, moral support and a range of contraceptives to women in her village to have smaller families.
2a)The problem she faces in the workplace is that it is difficult to get through to someone with a lower level of education. As she asks, “Do you really want children?” to which she answers, “it is up to the father,” their subject is not themselves but their husbands. But of course, this is not the fault of Bangladeshi women. They did not have the opportunity to know the risks that pregnancy causes to their bodies, nor were they educated that women are also allowed to think and act on their own. Therefore, I suggest creating opportunities for each couple to know the risks of childbirth for those who are already adults. And I propose that the government take the initiative to change the education for the next generation of children.
3)Japan is facing the problem of a declining population. It is even said that if the birth rate continues to decline, half of the nation’s local governments could be on the verge of extinction by 2040. One of the reasons why Japan’s birth rate is declining is economic. There are many young people who are full of their own lives due to lack of money before having children. The government is trying to create an environment where women can have children and still work, but I feel the focus is off.
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Thank you for sharing!!
I also agree with your point.
People of this generation do not have much intention to have children before they can buy a house of their own, and they do not want to sacrifice their own happiness. Due to the small size of Taiwan, housing prices are much higher. I think that until the government fails to successfully cool off the housing market, there is still a long way to go before the fertility rate is high…😕
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Rosling talked about trend of global population growth. He believes that low birth rates and high lifespan are desirable, as are developed countires. Compared to 50 years ago, the birth rate has halved. This is because countries with high fertility rates, including China, India, Bangladesh, and even Africa, have moved toward low birth rates. I’m not very interested in the world population problem, but overpopulation can be disadvantageous to me, so if I have to choose, a small population is better.
Taslima khan worked for government family planning service. She used to worked on dissemination of contraceptives and individual care of each families.
Simply, the justification for contraception is less convincing. If persuasion is difficult, one of the ways is to provide some benefits and attract them to use contraception.
My country, Korea’s current birth rate is very low. The Korean government is attracting childbirth with various incentives and benefits, but it seems to have no significant effect. Everything has its priorities. If raising the birth rate is quite important, shouldn’t government spend more money and effort?
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1) What were the main ideas presented in Rosling’s lecture? Do you agree with his conclusions, why or why not?
He presented two main ideas, first how population growing up and how Is decreasing in the past 40 years. Firstly, It is interesting to know all this data, people think we still living same way. Secondly, resorces are less, it is amazing how planning a family you Can effort a better lifestyle and help the planet. I’m completely agree with him and all data he presented.
2) What sort of work does Taslima Khan do?
Talisman works for government, she works helping families to planning their family. Her job made a big change in the last years that’s one the reason why women had five children and now the averages is 2.5 in India.
2a) What are some difficulties she faces in her work? What is your suggestion for her in tackling these difficulties?
One of her difficulties is that people don’t understand the situation and want to have more babies. Talisma should educate them about sexual life and let them know how to planing a family will impact positively their life and benefit the country.
3) What is the current situation in your country in terms of population and what is the government doing to deal with it?
During manny years Mexico was one of the principal countries of population. Government made some changes some years ago, because resources were not enough for everyone. For example: complements anticompetitive method are available at any hospital, youth are educated about sexual life and how to prevent a pregnancy, also mots of millennials prefer to travel and know the world than have babies. In my opinion Mexico is doing a great job informing the generations, pobletios is doing their best just having the babies they can to feed.
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Roslig’s main ideas were that almost all the countries has changed that people’s lifespan has become longer and women’s birth rate has decreased even though world’s population is growing as time goes by. He introduced Bangladesh as a example. Bangladesh’s population was 50 million, but now is 150 million. They are worrying about the size of families. Bangladesh has slogan that “No more than two kids, one is even better”
I partly agree with his main points. I think that it’s good for earth but not good for us.
If world’s population is growing more, earth would run short of land and resources. To avoid that, population has to be changed. Getting longer lifespan means technology has improved so people can get high quality medical services. I think there is a problem. If people live longer and have less children, there are few young people who support country. Young people have to take over job. Population need to be well balanced.
Her job is the government Family Planning Service. She visits other small families to help them. She talks to other women about their period and pregnant. She provides some stuff to help them.
Some difficulties she faces in her work are lack of education with Bangladesh people.
Bangladesh women don’t receive enough education so they don’t understand how important birth control is. Taslima Khan give them some pill and protection, but they might not use them. I think that she should hold a meeting or study group to teach family planning for village people. They need community for women to help each other.
In Japan, population is increasing rapidly. The number of infants is getting lower and the number of elder people is getting higher. This is a serious problem called declining birthrate and aging population. Young people are not getting married or getting married late. This situation cause declining birthrate. The size of the economic is downsized and then the opportunities of employment are decreasing due to declining birthrate and aging population.
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Hi, Shuma. Thank you for sharing your opinion. I completely agree. The Earth has a limited capacity, and our current population has exceeded it. However, we still need young people to take over job roles and ensure a link to the future. As you mentioned, balanced population is essential. Therefore, governments should focus on building societies where families can live with their children more comfortably. For examples, organizing programs such as children’s guarantees like medical care, providing educational opportunities, offering childcare leave and so on.
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Thank you for sharing, Shuma. I agree with your idea. I think declining birth rate and aging population is the problem to solve immediately, and we should find solution for us to live in peace in our old age.
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1 ) In his speech, World population is still rising.
As evidence of his statement, not only in Bangladesh but also in other countries, we are seeing a decrease in birth rates and an increase in average lifespan.
In addition to this, developed countries used to have small families and would live long lives, while the opposite takes place for developing countries.
However the world has changed, most countries have small families and long lives.
I don’t completely agree with his opinions, because population growth and declining birth rate in some countries are true.
The reasons why our lifespan has increased is due to these main factors; evolution of modern medicine, Industrial Revolution, No major wars, and agricultural output increasing. But in some countries, even if babies are born, they are not able to live longer, because of poverty, hunger and conflicts. This means that the decrease in birth rate is not directly linked to the increasing lifespan, due to the inability to know how long babies can live in developing countries.
2 )She works for the Government family planning service, and tries to help others to have smaller families by going door-to-door. She cares about women’s health and body’s like period and offer a range of contraceptives for woman.
2a) In the video, she said “it can be hard to get through to them when they’re less educated”.
In my opinion, when they say their husband wants a boy even though they already have two kids, it’s difficult to give advice. The woman knows he does not feel pain, but she also thinks of having a boy to keep their family together, the government meddling is not good for the family. Her action is difficult to be understood, among the average person.
3 )In my hometown, the city is working on building a free of charge children’s hospital, for all children till the age of a high school student. For families this will allow their children to grow old. Thanks to this effort, many people want to live in this city. But in Japan as a whole, we have been worrying about the small numbers of nursery schools and teachers. Because of this, there are many wait-listed children. So we hear some politicians attempt to work on this problem, but it seems to need more time for any results.
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Thank you for sharing your opinion!
I really like your hometown children’s hospital system. That is so good supports for rising children because children get sick easily. Politicians attempts are most important for people who rising children. I expect the Japanese government policy in the future.
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(1) His main idea is the world population increase rapidly in short periods of time, and the number is still rising, especially in Asia countries, but it is not much to worry about. In my opinion, I agree with his idea. According to this video, he said that the population was 1 billion in 1800, but it has almost doubled in 100 years because of the industrial revolution. Moreover, the population has grown to about 8 billion today. Population growth is increasing more rapidly. Nowadays, life span is longer and babies per woman is decreasing compared to the past.
(2) Taslima Khan works for the government Family Planning Service. She goes door to door, to try to help others to smaller families. In addition, she offers advice, moral support, and a range of contraceptives. In other words, she helps people who are less educated to shift away from big families.
(2a) She faces several difficulties in her work. First, she has to teach a lot of less educational women to grow up the bottom of educational standard. They haven’t corrected sexual knowledge, so it is hard to explain accurate information. Second, she needs to teach that woman’s husband the right knowledge. If she can persuade wife not to make big families, her husband might object to her thinking. I think it is hard for Taslima to persuade both wife and husband.
(3) It has a declining birthrate and an aging population in Japan. According to Japanese Cabinet Office, the number of births in 2020 was eighty 840,000 and the birth rate was 1.33, which is the lowest on record. As a result, the labor force is declining at an accelerating rate. In addition, when they become elderly, they may not be able to afford care services, even though they have the money. To solve these problems, Japanese government suggests improving the environment for raising children. For example, making it easier for men to take parental leave, giving benefits for childcare and to meet the carious needs of families. If government deal with declining birthrate and aging population correctly, Japan’s problems may be solved.
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Thank you for sharing. I agreed that she needs to teach that woman’s husband the right knowledge. It’s not just a women’s issue. So I think they have to support each other.
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Thank you for sharing your opinion.
I agree with you. Not only wife but also husband should be educated. Bangladesh men might not understand women’s right.
Japanese government have to deal with the problems seriously.
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The population of the world is still growing. Many people think population growth is out of control and the planet can not support more people. Because huge population causes climate change, poverty and other problems. However, Rosling thinks the future may not be quite as gloomy and mankind is already doing better than many of you think. I agree with his conclusion that what a big change. That is because, in not only developed countries but also developing countries, the number of babies born per woman is decreasing and the life expectancy is increasing, how many years a newborn can expect to live. And the average number of babies born per woman in the world has gone from 5 to 2.5.
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She works for the government Family Planning Service and tries to help others to have smaller families.
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She offers advice about contraception and arrange of contraceptive to women in Bangladesh who have several children. But It can be hard to get through to them when they are less educated. I have two suggestions for her. First, she should teach about contraception not only women but also men. The conceive is not just matter of women. It’s important that men also have right knowledge. Second, she should organize lessons for children. It is important to teach about the difficulty of giving birth and raising a child and financial burden from childhood.
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In my country of Japan, the population is decreasing because of low birth rate and aging population. Unlike the Bangladesh, it is a big problem because domestic demand will decline and national power will get weak. Therefore, Japanese government struggle to increase a child birth. For example, the childcare allowance is under consideration. The more children you will have, the more allowance you will get. In addition from April 2022, men can also take childcare leave. That is because parents should work together to raise their children. If the burden on mothers is reduced, more women may be willing to have children.
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Thank you for sharing your opinion. Although efforts have been made to make the environment conducive to raising children for both women and men, I think it is still difficult.
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1) What were the main ideas presented in Rosling’s lecture? Do you agree with his conclusions, why or why not?
His main point is that population growth is not a problem. I agree mostly. We live in a constantly changing world. Many things are changing and the population has increased a lot. He said many people thought population growth will be out of control and it can cause confusion. but it wasn’t. And the population has continued to increase and has more than doubled in the last 100 years. Was there a big problem during this period? I didn’t think. The increase in the population is that it is developing. Bangladesh had many birth, they tried to reduce the population and gradually developed and increased life expectancy.
Nowadays, developed countries rather face problems with the decrease in population. I think this is a bigger problem.
2) What sort of work does Taslima Khan do?
She works for the government family planning service. She goes door-to-door, to try to help others to have smaller families. She gives advice and she is teaching about contraceptive measure.
2a) What are some difficulties she faces in her work? What is your suggestion for her in tackling these difficulties?
Bangladesh women have less education and the don’t understand the importance of contraception and their body health.
My suggestion is to receive regular group training. I think it will be a great help if not only women but also men should attend and have time to discuss each other with specific education. In addition, children with a certain age should also participate in this training.
3) What is the current situation in your country in terms of population and what is the government doing to deal with it?
Korea is an aging society. We have a low birth rate and it is getting worse. The government offers many profits, but it does not get better. Korea is doing Economic support, childbirth incentives, and infertility support…etc. However, many people still think that having children still lose more than benefits.
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(1) His main opinion is the world population decrease. I agree with his statement. He had as evidence statistics on fertility and life expectancy in Bangladesh and several other countries. His opinions were therefore apt and persuasive. However, I don’t think that the fact that the birth rate is getting lower is something that should cause us to worry about population growth. As life expectancy is increasing, the population is not decreasing as much as in the past because medical advances have increased the number of lives that can be lived more than in the past.
(2) She works for the government family planning service. She goes door to door, to try to help others to have smaller families. She gives some advice, moral support, and a range of contraceptives.
(2a) It is difficult to teach thoughts when the level of education of the people in the village is low. Also, it is difficult to change the thinking of women who think they have no choice but to give birth. In the video, a woman said, “It’s up to the father.” I think that in these cases, contraception is not the only issue. There are other problems such as the status of women. I think she should approach not only women but also men in some way.
(3) My home country is Japan. In my country, the total population has declined for 11 years in a row since 2011. In a world where population growth is a problem, Japan’s declining population trend may be good news. However, Japan is now facing the problem of an increasing aging population. As a result, the social security system to support the elderly is becoming increasingly expensive to maintain. It is serious that the birthrate will continue to decline and the population will continue to age. To solve this problem, the Japanese government is providing financial assistance such as childcare allowances, support for childcare, and improved working styles for men and women.
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Thank you for sharing your opinion!
The fact that you mentioned not only the woman but also the man as part of this issue it’s really interesting and shows how society still goes by some of the traditional thoughts. Also, Japan having now issues with birth rate and elderly population is something to think about!
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1.The main ideas in Rosling’s lecture are growing population with lower birth rates and higher life span, and small families leading to long lives. I agree with him because these are world population phenomenons due to expenses of raising children and development of medical technology.
2.She works for the government family planning service. She helps others to have smaller families by offering advice, moral support, and a range of contraceptives.
2a.She has difficulties with people who are less educated and hard to understand what she is saying. I think she has to inform both women and men of the importance of women’s sacrifice in childbirth by some programs.
3.South Korean government unveiled a package of measures to address the low birthrate and ageing population, including shortening career breaks for women after they have children, more affordable housing and better job opportunities for young people.
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1- Rosling’s main idea is that decreasing the birth rate it’s a good way of preventing overpopulation. I agree with his perspective. The infant mortality rate has been declining dramatically these past years, which means that if every woman has more than 3 childrens and the probability of these kids growing up and having more children, the overpopulation will be more soon than expected. Also, big families require a lot more resources, and most of the time they can not manage to maintain a good lifestyle.
2- Talisma works with a family planning service, a job that employs womens that want to maintain the birth control and the family in a good lifestyle. She works giving advice, moral support and by distributing contraceptives.
2a – Some of the people are traditional and hard to change minds, they choose to have more childrens and go by the mens wishes. As someone who is trying to control the birth rate by maintaining only two children per woman, Talisma has some difficulties when trying to change their minds. As a suggestion, I would recommend explaining the importance of birth control to the woman and to the world, and also mention the possible consequences about having more children than they could maintain.
3 – In Brazil the birth rate in 2023 it’s 12.806, a 1.94% decline from 2022, but still, poor families in Brazil tend to have the most number of children, usually over 3 children per family. Also, in Brazil it has been becoming really common to marry young and have kids. Nowadays, teenagers of age 16, 17, 18 are becoming parents, which makes it even more difficult to control. In my country, protection is really accessible and easy to find, otherwise, contraceptives are expensive and not every woman can easily have access to them. The Brazilian government created a program called PIP, it is a program made to control the population, and resulted in a 50% reduction of the fertility rate in 20 years with a reduction in population growth from 2,9% by year in 1960 to 2,1% in 1980.
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Rosling’s main idea is that the population is increasing at such short notice.Since the 1800s, with the Industrial Revolution, everything changed and the population started to grow faster.
He also recognized Taslima Khan for her contribution to the family plan.
I agree with the evidence he provides to prove the populations have changed, but I think the number of infants has decreased in Bengal ,it can’t attribute all the success to Taslima.
Population growth is also a factor, as medical technology advances and people get better medical care.
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Taslima works for the government Family Planning service ,promoting small families through visits to families and tries to help others to have smaller families.She also offers advice, moral support and a range of contraceptives.
Some women are less educated who have outdated traditional ideas and are unable to make decisions for themselves. It’s hard to get through to their hearts.
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I’m suggesting that she can talk with the women’ husband. In addition to providing the above suggestions, I think she also needs to show them how women sacrifice their fertility. It is two people’s thing, not only for women.
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I’m from Taiwan. Taiwan is currently facing the problem of an aging population. The increase in childcare costs and the impact of high housing prices on marriage rates and family finances are all factors leading to a low birthrate. The fertility rate continues to decline, the degree of aging increases, and human resources will be nott enough in the future, and the pressure on the dependency ratio will become more heavier. The Chinese government provides preferential income tax policies, childcare subsidies, enhanced artificial reproduction and prenatal check-up subsidies, etc. In order to more effectively solve the problem of low birthrate in our country.
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