Editorials & Other Articles

“But, despite spending around 5 percent of its gross national product on the effort, Hungary hasn’t experienced a turn-around. On the contrary, the country’s birthrate has fallen from 1.51 births per woman to 1.3 births, which is well below replacement levels.”

Maybe because economics isn’t the entire reason women don’t want to have big families? Maybe women are tired of sacrificing their health, losing their agency, and doing all the heavy lifting to raise kids?