I’m not claiming that pronatalist rhetoric can get people from 2 to, say, 10 children. But on the margins, good policy and cultural messaging can get people from 0 to 1, or 1 to 2, or 2 to 3. Studying what’s going wrong in South Korea, which has the lowest birth rate globally, tells us that gender dynamics can definitely drive birth rates.
This is a good article! One thing though: your list of six principles repeats number three, which throws the rest of the list off.
Great catch! I just fixed it.
I’m not claiming that pronatalist rhetoric can get people from 2 to, say, 10 children. But on the margins, good policy and cultural messaging can get people from 0 to 1, or 1 to 2, or 2 to 3. Studying what’s going wrong in South Korea, which has the lowest birth rate globally, tells us that gender dynamics can definitely drive birth rates.