Press Release ECE/GEN/08/P02, Geneva, 9 May 2008:
How Generations and Gender Shape Demographic Change Conference to discuss policies and new research findings, Geneva, 14-16 May 2008
Children and family are commonly associated with a happy and satisfied life. Recent European data suggest that many more people of reproductive age would like to form families and have children than actually do so, and many parents would like to have more children than they have. What role should public policy play regarding these issues? Should reconciling work and family life be the main avenue of policy? Concurrent with lower birth rates, European populations are ageing, which requires adaptation across all spheres of society. What are the best policy responses to these demographic trends, and how can research better support finding them?
The Conference on How Generations and Gender Shape Demographic Change is ...
... a forum for exchanges between policymakers and the research community on challenges related to demographic change. It will address key challenges in policy areas related to family and reproductive behaviour as well as intergenerational and gender relationships, reflect advances in knowledge in these areas, and provide guidance on the use of such knowledge in policymaking.
Support
The Conference has received financial support from the Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities of the European Commission.
The conference participation is also supported by the United Nations Population Fund - UNFPA.
CONTRIBUTIONS
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| Opening of the Conference | |||
| Mr Marek Belka, Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe | |||
| Mr. Koço Barka, Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Albania | |||
| Ms Urve Palo, Minister of Population and Ethnic Affairs, Estonia | |||
| Ms Liudmila Denisova, Minister of Labour and Social Policy, Ukraine | |||
| Policy discussion and research on generations and gender | |||
| Mr Andres Vikat, Chief of the Populations Activities Unit, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe | |||
| Ms Siri Tellier, Director, United Nations Population Fund Geneva Office | |||
| Mr Julius op de Beke, Socio-Economic Analyst, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, European Commission | |||
| Ms Agnes von Maravic, Head of Family Policies Section, Council of Europe | |||
| Panel Discussion (a): Very low birth rates | |||
| Chair/Moderator | Ms Janina Józwiak, Director, Institute of Statistics and Demography, Warsaw School of Economics, Poland | ||
| Rapporteur | Ms Duška Kneževic Hocevar, Senior Research Fellow, Sociomedical Institute, Scientific Research Centre at the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Slovenia | ||
| Keynote speech | The happiness commonality: Fertility decisions in low-fertility settings Mr Francesco C. Billari Director and Professor, Carlo F. Dondena Centre for Research on Social Dynamics, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Italy |
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| Research contributions | Are fertility intentions a relevant measure for policy purposes? Mr Dimiter Philipov, Leader of Research Group on Comparative European Demography, Vienna Institute of Demography, Austria |
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| The spread of and access to infertility treatment in four GGP-countries Ms Inge Pasteels, Research Centre for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, University of Antwerp, Belgium |
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| Policy statements | Estonia: Ms Mare Ainsaar, Counsellor to the Minister of Population and Ethnic Affairs | ||
| Slovenia: Mr Janez Malacic, Professor, Faculty of Economics, Statistical Institute, University of Ljubljana | |||
| Panel Discussion (b): Realities of parenthood and childbearing | |||
| Chair/Moderator | Ms Siri Tellier, Director, United Nations Population Fund Geneva Office | ||
| Rapporteur | Mr Jürgen Dorbritz, Senior Researcher, Federal Institute for Population Research, Germany | ||
| Keynote speech | Realities of Parenthood and the Second Child Ms Michaela Kreyenfeld Professor, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research / Rostock University, Germany |
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| Research contributions | Transition to the second child in partnerships of different type in Russia Mr Sergei V. Zakharov, Deputy Director, Institute of Demography, State University – Higher School of Economics, Russian Federation |
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| Realities of parenthood and childbearing: Second nest parents Mr Gijs Beets, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, The Netherlands |
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| Policy statements | Romania: Ms Ileana Carmen Manu, Director, Directorate of social services and social assistance rights, Specialist in geriatrics and gerontology, Ministry of Labour, Family and Equal Opportunities | ||
| Slovenia: Ms Majda Erzar, Director General, Directorate for Family Affairs, Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs | |||
| Panel Discussion (c): Walking the tightrope of career and family | |||
| Chair/Moderator | Mr Werner Haug, Director, Population Studies and Household Surveys, Swiss Federal Statistical Office, Switzerland | ||
| Rapporteur | Ms Martine Corijn, Research Center of the Flemish Government, Research Center of the Flemish Government, Belgium | ||
| Keynote speech | Work-family balance and childbearing intentions in France, Germany and Russia Ms Ariane Pailhé Head, Unit of Economic Demography, Institut National d´Etudes Démographiques, France |
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| Research contributions | Realization of fertility intentions: A focus on gender related labour market effects and on child related benefits Mr Zsolt Spéder, Director, Demographic Research Institute, Hungarian Central Statistical Office, Hungary |
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| Relative employment positions of partners and gender relations in the framework of women-friendly policies in France and Russia Ms Oxana Sinyavskaya, Deputy Director, Independent Institute for Social Policy, Russian Federation |
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| Policy statements | Germany: Ms Nina Parra, Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth | ||
| Lithuania: Ms Violeta Murauskaite, Secretary, Ministry of Social Security and Labour | |||
| France: Ms Jacqueline Gottely-Fayet, Responsable de la mission des études, de la recherche et des statistiques, Service des droits des femmes et de l'égalité | |||
| Panel Discussion (d): Breaking down barriers by integrating young people | |||
| Chair/Moderator | Mr Helge Brunborg, Senior Researcher, Division for Social and Demographic Research, Statistics Norway, Norway | ||
| Rapporteur | Mr Arnstein Aassve, Professor, C.F. Dondena Centre for Research on Social Dynamics, Bocconi University, Italy | ||
| Keynote speech | Circumstances of Young Adults Mr John Hobcraft Professor, Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York, United Kingdom |
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| Research contributions | Transition to adulthood and leaving the parental home in the Czech Republic - consequences of housing affordability Ms Sylva Höhne, Research Institute for Labour and Social Affairs, Czech Republic |
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| Recent trends in the formation of marital and non-marital unions in Russia, Romania, Bulgaria, and Hungary Ms Aiva Jasilioniene, Laboratory of Demographic Data, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Germany |
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| Policy statements | United Nations Population Fund: Mr Christopher Grollman, Youth policy researcher, CST Bratislava | ||
| Panel Discussion (e): In the age of old age | |||
| Chair/Moderator | Ms Pearl Dykstra, Professor, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, The Netherlands | ||
| Rapporteur | Mr Patrick Deboosere, Research Associate, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium | ||
| Keynote speech | In the age of old age - Living arrangements and family relationships affecting social integration of older adults in West, Central and East Europe Ms Jenny Gierveld Professor Emeritus, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, The Netherlands |
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| Research contributions | The realisation of ‘active ageing’ in four European countries Ms Kim Boudiny, Research Centre for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, University of Antwerp, Belgium |
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| Taking health into account in the analysis of intergenerational relations: a comparison of France and Germany Mr Jacques Légaré, Professor Emeritus, Department of Demography, University of Montreal, Canada |
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| Policy statements | Canada: Ms Kathy O'Hara, Senior Associate Deputy Minister, Human Resources and Social Development Canada | ||
| Finland: Ms Päivi Voutilainen, Development Manager, Department for Family and Social Affairs, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health | |||
| Panel Discussion (f): Solidarity between and within generations | |||
| Chair/Moderator | Ms Marja-Liisa Parjanne, Ministerial Counsellor, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland | ||
| Rapporteur | Ms Oxana Sinyavskaya, Deputy Director, Independent Institute for Social Policy, Russian Federation | ||
| Keynote speech | Population ageing and intergenerational solidarity - Public opinion about the family-welfare state balance Mr Svein Olav Daatland Research Professor, NOVA – Norwegian Social Research, Norway |
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| Research contributions | Filial obligations in a cross-national perspective Ms Pearl A. Dykstra, Professor, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, The Netherlands |
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| Cross-national comparison of the availability for familial support for elderly people Mr Robert Naderi, Federal Institute for Population Research, Germany |
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| Policy statements | Armenia: Ms Galina Poghosyan, Chief Specialist, Family, Children and Women Issues Department Ministry of Labour and Social Issues | ||
| Greece: Ms Kallirroi Nicolis, Expert in Geriatric Issues, Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity | |||
| United Kingdom: Mr Ian Moss, Head of Strategy Unit, Strategy Directorate, Department for Work and Pensions | |||
| Panel Discussion (g): Moving towards gender equality | |||
| Chair/Moderator | Ms Jacqueline Gottely-Fayet, Responsable de la mission des études, de la recherche et des statistiques, Service des droits des femmes et de l'égalité, France | ||
| Rapporteur | Ms Romina Fraboni, Researcher, Istituto Nazionale di Statistica, Italy | ||
| Keynote speech | Moving towards gender equality Ms Gerda Neyer Head of the Laboratory of Population and Policy, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Germany |
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| Research contributions | Is the Czech Republic moving outwards gender equality? Ms Jitka Rychtaríková, Professor, Department of Demography and Geodemography, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic |
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| Demographic change and filial responsibility – a comparative exploration Ms Britt Slagsvold, Senior Researcher, NOVA – Norwegian Social Research, Norway |
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| Gender roles and gender asymmetry in Georgia and France Ms Irina Badurashvili, Director, Georgian Centre of Population Research, Georgia |
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| Policy statements | Czech Republic: Ms Katerina Príhodová, Head of Family Policy Department, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs | ||
| Germany: Mr Christian Hoenisch, Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth | |||
| Moldova: Mr Sergiu Sainciuc, Deputy Minister of Economy and Trade | |||
DOCUMENTS
| Document Title | ENG | FRE | RUS | |
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| Report, including the chairperson's summary and list of speakers ECE/AC.31/2008/2 |
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| Annotated agenda ECE/AC.31/2008/1 |
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| Policy discussion and research on generations and gender ECE/AC.31/2008/3 |
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| List of participants | — | — | ||
| Reference material | ||||
| Generations and Gender Programme: concepts and guidelines | ||||
| Preface and contents | — | — | ||
| Part I: Survey concept and design | — | — | ||
| Part II: Contextual database | — | — | ||
| European Population Forum (Geneva, 2004): summary of deliberations A/59/61 |
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| Ministerial Conference on Ageing (León, 2007): report, including the Declaration ECE/AC.30/2007/2 |
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| Regional Implementation Strategy for the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA/RIS) ECE/AC.23/2002/2/Rev.6 |
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