Falling fertility has been happening for a while now. The real problems it poses for our future are no longer deniable. #Children #fertility #feminism #families
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AmericansstillwantchildrenNewparentswatchingbabiesinhospitalnursery|GettyImages/ERProductionsLimitedAmerica,liketherestofthedevelopedworld,isfacingababyshortage,andtheinevitablereckoninghasbegun.Lastyear, TheNewYorkTimes asked,“WhyAreSoManyAmericansChoosingtoNotHaveChildren?”Morerecently, TheAtlantic warned oftheconsequencesofthe“babybust”fortheDemocraticParty.Thearticletalkedasiftherealityisstillcoming,butfallingfertilityhasbeenhappeningforawhilenow.Therealproblemsitposesforourfuturearenolongerdeniable.
Why Westernfertilityisfalling,however,isasourceofcontroversy.ThemostpopulartheoryisthataffluentandeducatedwomenintheWestnolonger want childrenbecausetheyarecareer-orientedfeminists.Inthiswayofthinking,womenrejectmotherhoodbecausetheybelievethatacademicandprofessionalachievementisnotmerelybetterthan,butwhollyincompatiblewi
