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「イクメン」が増えつつある。「イクメン」とは子育てに積極的に参加する父親のことだ。最近は学校の入学式や授業参観日にも多くの父親が参加しているし、（注1）専業主夫さえいる。しかし育児休暇を取った男性は1.23％で、欧米に比べて大変低い。統計によると父親が子育てに協力的なほど子どもの出生率が高いそうだ。子どもの減少に悩んでいる政府も、父親の育児への参加を促すために「育児・（注2）介護休業法」を改正した。育児休暇は以前から男性にも認められていたが、これにより更に取りやすくなった。しかし実際には職場の理解なしには1日たりとも休暇は取れないだろう。職場環境を変えなければこの法律も絵に描いた餅に終わるに違いない。
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English
The number of "Ikumen" is on the rise. "Ikumen" refers to fathers who actively participate in child-rearing. Recently, many fathers attend school entrance ceremonies and open-classroom days, and there are even (Note 1) stay-at-home husbands. However, the percentage of men taking childcare leave is only 1.23%, which is extremely low compared to Western countries. According to statistics, the more cooperative fathers are in child-rearing, the higher the birth rate. Troubled by the declining birth rate, the government revised the "Childcare and (Note 2) Family Care Leave Law" to encourage fathers to participate in childcare. Although childcare leave had previously been granted to men, this revision makes it even easier to take. In reality, however, without the understanding of the workplace, it would be impossible to take even a single day off. Unless the work environment changes, this law will undoubtedly end up as pie in the sky.
Multiple Choice Questions (1)
Question 1問1 育児に関する日本の状況を述べているのはどれか。
