Elective egg freezing and women's emancipation.
Reprod Biomed Online
; 42(6): 1053-1055, 2021 06.
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| ID: mdl-33931374
ABSTRACT
All studies show that the primary reason for women to consider elective egg freezing (EEF) is the lack of a partner. The first question then is where this shortage comes from and how it can be remedied. The main cause of the 'lack of partner' issue for highly educated women (the group most involved in elective egg freezing) is the reversed gender gap in education. It is concluded that EEF may increase individual reproductive autonomy but does not increase reproductive freedom for the group of highly educated women. Regardless of how many women freeze their eggs, a large number of educated women will eventually have to choose between going it alone as a single mother or looking for another life goal. Finally, some possible policy measures are proposed to reduce the gender gap and thus remove the real cause of the problem.
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Mulheres
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Família
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Preservação da Fertilidade
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Female
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2021
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