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The REAL Reason Behind Declining Birth Rates (And Why It’s Not Who You Think)
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What happens when women become more economically independent—but the expectations of marriage and parenthood don't change?
In this segment, we look at the complicated relationship between women's earnings, marriage, family life, and America's declining birth rate.
A recent Hill piece examines research suggesting that couples face greater separation risks when women become the higher earners.
Then we turn to Nobel Prize-winning economist Claudia Goldin, whose argument is that women aren't necessarily rejecting motherhood—they're evaluating the enormous economic and personal costs that can come with it.
What do you think? Are declining birth rates partly a consequence of women refusing to accept the traditional double burden of career and caregiving—or are there much bigger economic forces at work?
Drop your thoughts in the comments.
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