China offers women perks for having babies, if they’re married (New York Times)

The Chinese Communist Party “for decades forced abortions and sterilizations on women as part of its one-child policy,” the report notes. “Now, faced with a demographic crisis, it wants women to have more than one baby — and preferably three … With China’s birthrate at a historical low, officials have been doling out tax and housing credits, educational benefits and even cash incentives to encourage women to have more children.”