Call to give young people more time to start family: Josephine Teo

Since April, Singaporeans have been sharing their views on marriage and parenthood through online polls. Manpower Minister Josephine Teo says a key finding is that "people's comfort in starting families is shaped by culture at the workplace".
Manpower Minister Josephine Teo at a PCF Sparkletots pre-school earlier this month. She says birth rates are influenced more by values and attitudes on parenthood, which do not change much in the short term. ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
Manpower Minister Josephine Teo at a PCF Sparkletots pre-school earlier this month. She says birth rates are influenced more by values and attitudes on parenthood, which do not change much in the short term. ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
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Aug 13, 2019, 5:00 am SGT

Marriage, birth rates down but more useful to study trends over longer term: Josephine Teo

Education Correspondent
ateng@sph.com.sg

Give the young people of today some time to settle down and they will start their own families, said Manpower Minister Josephine Teo.

She is hopeful that this generation of "echo boomers" - children of the baby boomers - will soon have babies of their own.

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