Birthrate

[dolmena]

No Babies?

Magazine
No Babies?
By RUSSELL SHORTO
Published: June 29, 2008
Birthrates across the Continent are falling at drastic and, to many, alarming rates. Why are Europeans so hesitant to have children, and what does it mean for their future and for ours?

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Note page 6 of the article, where the conditions that apply are discussed.

Comments

[selenite]

More for my kids to inherit. :)

Joking aside, this does worry me.

[dolmena]

I thought what Aasve, the Norwegian sociologist, said about the contrast between Norway and other European countries, and the conclusion which considered the fact that the USA is not having such a problem, was interesting-- that a society must be either "generous" or "flexible," and also a lesser social stigma attached to women working (p. 6 of the article.)

Your children are darling.