France is encouraging people to have more children in order to make a more balanced dependency ratio.
Couples are given a range of incentives:
- Three years of paid parental leave for either mother or fathers
- If the parental leave is not wanted, there is day care subsided by the government
- Full-time schooling from the age of three, fully paid for by the government
- The more children a woman has, the earlier she will be able to retire on full pension
Some women may not choose to retire early, as a pension is less than a salary.
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