Indigenous research on the division of housework and fertility Rescue the birth battle! Taiwan's fertility rate continues to decline, and the warning sign of negative population growth is imminent. In addition to paid parental leave and parental allowances, in August 2021, the government's fertility incentives will also be issued in advance of the second child, encouraging couples to have more children. Will the extra subsidy really make everyone willing to have another child? What else can we do to save the low birthrate? Zheng Yanxin, an associate researcher at the Institute of Sociology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, found from empirical research that the willingness of women with a high education background to have a second child will be affected by the division of housework,

especially whether the husband helps to take care of the children is the key. "Taiwan Jin Zhiying" who burn candles at both ends of work and home In 2019, "Jin Zhiying Born in 1982" blew a whirlwind of topics. The film delicately depicts the gender situation faced by the protagonist Jin Zhiying in the growth process, family and workplace, including unequal wedding photo retouching services pay for equal work, marriage and childcare burdens, not only out of the high box office in South Korea, but also in Taiwan. "When you're not married, you urge you to get married quickly, and after you get married, you urge you to have children as soon as possible. When you have a daughter, you say you will have a son. Having a child won't change anything." the voice of the heart. However, does having a baby really change anything? Zheng Yanxin,

associate researcher of the Institute of Social Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, provides several specific data from years of research. According to papers published by different foreign scholars in 2005 and 2019 (Gjerdingen & Center, 2005; Kim & Cheung, 2019), when the family welcomes a new baby, the time spent by wives on housework and childcare will increase significantly, while changes in husbands will not be significant. A similar phenomenon has also occurred in Taiwan. The labor force participation rate of Taiwanese women has risen steadily as education levels have risen sharply, but the timing of housework has not changed significantly. From the 2016 " Women's Marriage, Childbirth and Employment Survey ", Zheng Yanxin found that Taiwanese women still bear nearly 80% of the housework on average. start…… Taiwanese women bear nearly 80% of household chores