A few days ago, a picture of the "10th Anniversary of the Graduation of 2010 Undergraduate Students of Tsinghua University" has attracted widespread attention on the Internet.
In this picture, a small survey data on "Have you given birth to a baby" displayed on the big screen not only reveals the life choices of these high-achieving students in ten years, but also invisibly triggers a heated discussion about the fertility intentions of highly educated people.
According to statistics, among the 438 graduates of the class of 2010, the proportion of those who did not have children was as high as 45.2%, a total of 198, accounting for almost half, 49.5% of the graduates chose to have one child, the number of 217 graduates, and only 23 people, or 5.3%, had two or more children. This set of data seems to confirm the general view that the fertility intention of highly educated people is low to a certain extent.
Netizens have speculated that this batch of graduates is now about 32-33 years old, and it is a critical period when career and family are intertwined. Their choice may be a microcosm of the current trend of late marriage and late childbearing in society. At the same time, some voices pointed out that high education is often accompanied by higher career pursuit and life pressure, which may have an impact on fertility intention.
Previously, Tsinghua female doctor Zhang Xiaohan's conception of fertility set off a heated discussion on the Internet. She made it clear that she would not have children, which was a personal choice and was beyond reproach. However, the radical attitude in her rhetoric made many netizens find it difficult to accept. Here's what she said:
"I was adamantly reluctant to have children because I would rather devote my homework time to pursuing my hobbies and continuing to grow. Why should I interrupt my own development to support the growth of another life?"
When it comes to the issue of old-age care, she is even more blunt: "Worried that no one will support us when we are old? If our generation does not have children, the future nursing homes will flourish to meet our needs for the elderly." ”
The female doctor's remarks, combined with her educational background and social level, quickly sparked widespread discussion on the Internet at the time. Some netizens expressed strong dissatisfaction with her views, believing that she was too selfish and a typical refined egoist, and even regarded her as a product of educational failure.
However, we cannot ignore individual differences and multiple choices. After all, everyone's life trajectory is unique, and whether to have children or not, how many children to have, are all decisions made by individuals based on their own circumstances and values. Therefore, we cannot simply equate a high degree of education with a low desire to have children.
In addition, this set of data has also triggered our thinking about the structure of society and future development. As the backbone of society, the fertility choices of highly educated people will undoubtedly have an impact on population structure, educational resources, economic development and other aspects.
How to balance personal choice and social responsibility, and how to promote the sustainable development of society while ensuring personal development, these are all issues worthy of in-depth discussion.
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