population: france pro natal

• smaller families and later motherhood has resulted in population decline
• 2003, 1.5 babies per woman, 2.1 are needed for a sustainible population

encoraging more children by:

• 3 year paid maternity leave
• cheaper train fares for larger families
• full time paid schooling for children over 3
• subsidised child care for todlers
• women with more children can retire earlier
• awards for 'super mums'

• thousands have taken advantage of these incentives
• population growth rate is starting to increase

• incentives are all economic based and this could cause economic problems in the future