Perhaps not women’s rights, per se, but allowing the culture to portray every possible lifestyle except motherhood as honorable and rewarding definitely caused it.
You gotta have mamas to have babies.
You gotta have mamas to have babies.
It’s almost like the culture is telling them that getting a degree, starting a career, and getting a nice house are goals more worthy than motherhood.
And what do the moms that “make it” and do have a kid or two do once they get there? Dump them in daycare because being a stay at home mom just isn’t socially acceptable.
Stability is an inherently subjective concept. Ask any third world mother if they’d trade places with a first world mother and the answer would be a resounding yes. Between food stamps, rent assistance, and tax subsidies, there has never been a more stable time to raise a family. But it isnt cool so they don’t do it.
This is 100% a culture problem. Women are trained from a young age that becoming an independent working woman is higher status than being a stay at home mom.
They weren't getting to choose before.
Are you arguing that letting women choose to become educated and join the work force has reduced their ability to start families?
Being expected to raise the children, keep the house clean, keep up with laundry, do the grocery shopping, and keep the family fed among other things all on your own while your partner’s day ends after coming home from his 9-to-5 doesn’t sound very pleasant, and a lot of young adult women (especially in East Asia) saw exactly this play out with their parents so it’s only natural if it’s led them to become avoidant.