Real reasons people do not have the number of children they want revealed in new report
Guardian6 days
For decades, governments from across the world have tried to engineer fertility rates through policies ranging from coercion to financial incentives. These measures, however, have consistently failed to impact long-term fertility and have, at times, had unintended consequences. To address the global fertility crisis, countries must empower their citizens, many of whom desire children, by removing the social and economic barriers that constrain their choices.
The primary driver of falling fertility rates is the decline of marriage as a social convention. In America alone, research suggests that 75% of the decline in fertility since 2007 is due to falling marriage rates, as those who did marry had children just like their parents and grandparents. Consequently, the solution is a pro-marriage agenda that provides economic support and opportunities for young people who choose to tie the knot.