> Yes, exactly! We can already observe the effects through such metrics as marriage rate and birth rate in e.g. Germany or South Korea. I am missing the proof

> Yes, exactly! We can already observe the effects through such metrics as marriage rate and birth rate in e.g. Germany or South Korea. I am missing the proof of causation here. One can equally assume that a good social safety net reduces demand to have children as providers in old age. Or that access to higher education for women lets them make a) more informed decisions or b) not rely on a male partner to provide for them. > I sense some negativity, could I have formulated it in a more neutral way? You could have shown that your causation is actually that, not just a correlation :)