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台灣出生率世界倒數第一
Taiwan Birth Rate Falls to World’s Lowest VOA
Taiwan announced this week that its fertility rate had fallen below one baby per woman, worrying the government about its future supply of manpower and brain power. Taiwan’s rate of 0.9 is now the world’s lowest, but other developed Asian economies are close behind.
Taiwan’s fertility rate of 0.9 puts the island in the same league with other Asian territories that have industrialized and urbanized. The Chinese territory of Macau recorded a fertility rate of 0.92, and the next lowest rate belongs to Hong Kong at 1.07. Singapore, Japan and South Korea also have some of the world's lowest birthrates.
Officials in Taipei partly blame the Chinese zodiac calendar for the drop. 2010 was the Year of the Tiger, considered inauspicious for births.
But the drop is also part of a broader regional trend. A shift away from traditional rural lifestyles has allowed women easier access to university education and the time-consuming jobs that follow. Pricey childcare and later education in already-expensive Asian cities strain family budgets. Chinese people have traditionally preferred large families, but some say that, in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore, career advancement has overtaken that goal.
Linda Arrigo is an American-born academic and a member of a non-governmental organization called the Population Association of Taiwan.
“Having been here in the 1960s as a teenager, I’ve seen this tremendous change from people wanting to have four or five children to now the young women I know, many of them say they want one or no children at all," Arrigo explained. "And it’s hard to understand the motivation except that professionals want a life of their own.”
She says equality between the sexes has made great strides in Taiwan and so women are more reluctant to give up the financial independence from their careers to stay at home.
"Young people’s motivations are so much changed. They say that having children is prohibitively expensive. They don’t want to spend the labor. They are also very much pressed in their professional jobs, as teachers, as computer programmers,” she said.
Q:
What are the consequences of low birth rates?
Why a falling birth rate is a big problem?
Do you want having children if married? Why or why not?
What are the impacts of lower birth to economic?
How to encourage young people to date?
Should we have children?
Is getting married and having kids the ultimate goal of life?
好心情
Things to Quickly Put You in a Good Mood (by Tess)
Everyone struggles with a bad mood now and then. It's a part of life, especially when too many irritations or inconveniences happen all at once.
Read on for tips to help you put more spring in your step and happy in your mood.
1. Move!
The number one tip experts give for changing your mood is to exercise. Choose something you enjoy doing, yoga, walking, rollerblading, or a dance video workout,
A short and fast workout can relieve stress and release feel-good endorphins. Think of your athletic shoes as happy shoes!
2. Choose healthy food. Small healthy snacks throughout the day keep your body satisfied. Eat less white rice, pasta, bread, sugar and potatoes. Incorporate grains, vegetables, nuts and seeds in your diet.
3. Make memories. Spend your money on experiences. Sign up for a painting class, go to the museum, or a concert. Experiences create wonderful memories.
4. Get out in nature. Go to the big room with the blue ceiling and green floor. Take a walk in the woods or watch a sunrise. Sitting outside for five minutes a day is enough to feel good and change your mood. Five minutes!
5. Touch. Physical affection is powerful. Give and receive a kiss, a hug, a pat on the back, a touch on an arm or go for a massage. Touch is transformational. Warm fuzzies feel good.
6. Be kind. Look for a way to compliment someone. Anticipate and meet the needs of the people around you. When you bring happiness to others you also bring it to yourself. The smallest act of caring can cause a mini-bliss explosion.
7. Look for good. Look for what’s good in your life. Look for reasons to be thankful. Focus on the positive. You can't be unhappy and positive at the same time.
8. Recharge. Go to bed and get up at the same time everyday. Creating a routine and getting seven hours of sleep will allow you to wake up on the bright side.
9. Make a happy face. Smiling makes you happy even when you’re feeling sad. Smile at yourself in the mirror. Smile at the people you love and even the ones you don’t. We underestimate the transforming power of a smile.
10. Listen to music. There's not much a great song won’t cure. Runners listen to their iPods while running marathons because it’s less painful.
Questions:
How to always be in a good mood?
What makes you happy? List things to make you happier?
Do you think foods that can make you happier?
Does exercise make you happy?
How exercise can make you happy?
How to get out of a bad mood fast?
Ways to let go and overcome a bad mood?
台灣出生率世界倒數第一，你知道少子化對國家社會將造成哪些衝擊嗎？
不是關掉幾所大學就能解決少子化的問題.
男人不愛做家事 少子化元凶之一？.
要升遷，還是要生小孩？.
養小孩，可以很便宜！.
我要發表看法..
勿鼓勵同性結婚,因為如此會更加惡化!(如果同性可以生出小孩則我贊成!!)
外來移民的都在生不是嗎? 本地的反而不生,對比有意思
我覺得房價合理 例如:5千萬房子 合理價2500萬 有2500萬金前市面上流動
就有大量金錢市面流動 買賣東西不要殺價
這樣大家都賺錢 大家也會生小孩養小孩
沒錢... 養不起! 台灣社會生了沒辦法為他的未來負責任... 全球暖化環境變糟.... 幹麼把人生下來受苦?
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