Yet the life paths taken by women in Taiwan over the last 20 years have changed greatly. Because more women are seeking advanced degrees or are entering the job market and delaying marriage, many are electing to have children later rather than deciding against having them at all. These generational differences are worth considering when looking at the totals.
然而，由於台灣女性的生命歷程在近 20 年起了極大變化，許多女性因為教育程度提高、進入職場及晚婚等因素，出現了「生育延後」（但不是不生）現象，此一世代差異需予考量。