May 24, 2021 | fertility rates, Inequality, Taking Action
Kudos to Alexandra Paul for pushing back against the constant media messaging – often promoted by their advertisers – that falling fertility rates are a bad thing. Her recent letter, published in the LA Times, points out what should be obvious: Growth is...
Jan 25, 2021 | fertility rates, Inequality, Taking Action
South Korea is in the midst of making demographic history, with the country’s population itself declining. While other countries have seen the same process unfold, South Korea is unique in that the fall is part of one of the best family planning policy reforms...
Jun 17, 2020 | News & Updates
In a recent news analysis article, not an editorial, a Washington Post writer lamented the recent drop in U.S. fertility rate: “Rather, the pandemic left a permanent mark on American families, with many having fewer children than they would have otherwise,...
May 23, 2019 | News & Updates, Taking Action
It’s rare that you will see media from opposite ends of the political spectrum take the same policy positions, but outlets from the Wall Street Journal to the Washington Post are apoplectic about the fact that women in the United States are having fewer kids. Why?...
May 7, 2018 | News & Updates
A recent story in Utah had a lot to say about lower fertility rates in the state, and the need for better policies “[i]f we’re really serious about being pro-natal and wanting people to have children . . . . “ The article used an example of one young woman as an...
