Chinese Female Individual Independence and Fertility Desire ----from the Perspective of Feminism

Abstract

In response to the aging population, the Chinese government has changed the birth policy to change the population structure. However, encouraging fertility policy faces the challenge of women's independence consciousness and the reality of striving for gender equality. The core of women's independence consciousness is to change their weak position in the labor market and pursue a more equal division of labor within the family. Under this pursuit, women's attitude towards fertility has also changed, and the value of fertility to women has been measured. This study aimed to explore the effect of female independence awareness on female reproductive choice. The study focuses on the dual pressure and role contradiction of women in the family and workplace under the sense of independence, and gives appropriate policy advice. The results show that under the influence of women's independent consciousness, women's control of their reproductive rights will make women more independent to their reproductive choices. In addition, the discrimination in the workplace and the pressure of family affairs that they may face after giving birth will make the reality of life different from the vision of pursuing career and independence, and this difference will also make women more cautious about their reproductive choices.