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137:. Since the latter half of the 1970s, the fertility rate has experienced a steady decline, going from a rate of 2.78 to a low of 1.323 in the mid 2000s. The average age of the Spanish at their first birth has also been rising, having increased by 6 years from the 1980s to the mid 2000s. These trends are due in part to Spain's underdeveloped family policies, which have incentivized new 74:
as well as women, who were highly unemployed, received little to no benefits in regards to family protections. Family policy during this time mainly served to encourage large families, especially through the promotion of measures such as the 1943, Large Family Law which rewarded families with the
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measures which have directly hindered the development of Spanish family policies. These measures were meant to curtail the ill effects of the economic downturn, however, they also worked to instigate a resurgence of the belief that family life is a private, rather than a
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refers to the implementation of public policy measures that aim to support the social actions carried out by families, as well as define family roles and relationships within Spain. These laws and services provide Spanish families with provisions regarding
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from 1939 until 1975, strong state intervention established social protections for families; however, these programs provided fragmented coverage for male industrial workers and their families exclusively. Those working in the
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monthly for those with dependent children, as well as various extensions of maternity leave and childcare provisions. These policies gave women the chance to possess a more participatory role within Spain's overall
108:, in which married women were strongly encouraged to stay home, continued to hamper women's efforts in gaining employment and receiving state-paid family assistance. 91:. This led to the elimination of payments for marriage and for those given after the birth of each child. For employed individuals, the main benefit was payments 116:
Recent efforts to improve family protections have largely been undermined by the presence of fragmented coverage and drastic budget cuts. The current
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in Spain has hindered the development of effective family policies, according to the South European Society and Politics journal. In
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to return to work at a quicker pace, and have also required families to manage the expensive costs of
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in 1978, family policy profoundly changed to reflect a new emphasis on promoting
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Delgado, Margarita; Meil, Gerardo; Zamora Lopez, Francisco (July 2008).
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Leon, Margarita; Pavolini, Emmanuele (August 2014).
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Bianculli, Andrea; Jordana, Jacint (December 2013).
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Index

parental leave
childcare
family allowances
cohabitation
social model
support
breadwinner model
social measures
Francoist Spain
agriculture sector
Constitution
work-life balance
transferred
workforce
domestic sphere
Francoist Spain
economic crisis
Spanish government
austerity
public
fertility rate
parents
child-rearing




"The Evolution of Family Policy in Spain"
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10.1300/J002v39n03_07

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