Reluctance over child bearing
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WORKING women in Shanghai are more reluctant to have children than their peers across the nation.
This is despite the fact that companies in Shanghai offer better protection for new mothers, a survey showed yesterday.
It found 54.5 percent of working women in the city said they would consider having at least one child, lower than the national level of 59.9 percent, the recruitment portal Zhaopin.com said.
The firm carried out the survey covering more than 40,000 respondents nationwide, of which nearly 2,500 came from Shanghai.
A lack of time and energy was given as the main reason for not having children by respondents nationwide, followed by financial pressure and the impact on career development.
Among working mothers with one child, 16.6 percent of respondents in Shanghai said they wanted to have a second child, lower than the national level of 22.5 percent, the survey showed.
However, the city fared slightly better at protecting rights of working mothers as 30.6 percent respondents said their pay dropped after returning to work from maternal leave, compared with the national level of 32.5 percent.
A third of Shanghai working mothers said they were demoted after having a child, lower than 36.1 percent nationwide.
Flexible working hours was chosen as the most needed benefit after having a child, followed by not having to work overtime, and higher pay.
Nearly 80 working mothers said they would consider changing jobs due to long commuting distances, and nearly 40 percent said they would reject challenging jobs due to family pressure.
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