Aa yes Japan, we are famous for not having any demographic issues or problems with childcare. Definitely the example that should be used as a model.
The one thing I will say that is usually pretty good is that most companies offer much more maternity than the minimum. Most of my friends who had children had around a year, albeit at reduced pay. So that much is admittedly not too bad, though a lot of couples living in Tokyo struggle to make ends meet even when they are DINK. The reduced pay can actually be a big problem.
On the other hand, paternity leave, while offered, is virtually unheard of to actually take. The only people who ever take it are foreigners, I don’t know a single new father that took any time off. I am childfree so will dodge having to deal with that bullte.
A decent maternity leave doesn’t balance out our 300 other problems when it comes to issues stopping people from having children.
Aa yes Japan, we are famous for not having any demographic issues or problems with childcare. Definitely the example that should be used as a model.
The one thing I will say that is usually pretty good is that most companies offer much more maternity than the minimum. Most of my friends who had children had around a year, albeit at reduced pay. So that much is admittedly not too bad, though a lot of couples living in Tokyo struggle to make ends meet even when they are DINK. The reduced pay can actually be a big problem.
On the other hand, paternity leave, while offered, is virtually unheard of to actually take. The only people who ever take it are foreigners, I don’t know a single new father that took any time off. I am childfree so will dodge having to deal with that bullte.
A decent maternity leave doesn’t balance out our 300 other problems when it comes to issues stopping people from having children.