> So it's not career/jobs Where did this conclusion come from? It does not follow from your comment. If it's the thing about Japan, that's more convincing as a

> So it's not career/jobs Where did this conclusion come from? It does not follow from your comment. If it's the thing about Japan, that's more convincing as an argument that it IS career prospects that is the culprit. So while it's true that lowering birth rates has a societal cause, the ever increasing expectation of women to build a career is a major contributing factor.