Research evidence suggests that the UK referendum on whether or not to remain in the European Union had uneven social consequences. Younger people from ethnic minorities living in areas of the…

Fertility rates have fallen rapidly in the UK and other high-income countries in recent years. Education, economic uncertainty and changing gender roles are among the factors that have played a part.…

Last year’s total fertility rate of 1.41 for England and Wales was lowest since comparable data was first collected in 1938, ONS says

The fertility rate in England and Wales has fallen again to a new record low.

UN study suggests economic strains, including job insecurity, among the biggest barriers to parenthood

Women are still far more likely than fathers to stay at home with ill children and do the school run, a study has found

Objective This study examines how mothers and fathers divide childcare tasks that interfere with paid work and whether there is an association with patterns of work and access to work flexibility. .....

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