A study of familial gender relations, and the effectiveness of pro-family policies in Singapore.

• Main Author: Tan, Keith Kay Nyu.
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Family, marriage and women; DRNTU::Humanities::History::Asia::Singapore::Politics and government
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/51687
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

As Singapore’s GDP per capita rose from that of a third world country to first, it’s total fertility rates plunged to one of the lowest in the world. In an attempt to reverse declining fertility rates, pro-family policy enhancements were enacted. This included the introduction of paternity leave, su...