2017/06/01
Takao Komine, "Thinking About the 2025 Problem--Part 4:Thinking about Men's Participation in Childcare"
Thinking About the 2025 Problem--Part 4:
Thinking about Men's Participation in Childcare
Takao Komine
Senior Research Counselor
Professor, Faculty of Regional Development, Taisho University
Akira Yasuda
Research Fellow
Without a doubt, a fundamental policy in handling population issues involves countermeasures to the low birth rate. This paper will consider the participation of men in childcare, one of the pillars of the measures to cope with the declining birth rate.