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It is incredibly naïve to assume that women generally have no agency except in the West. In "the West" and related developing countries there is a huge amount o
by orangepurple 4y ago
It is incredibly naïve to assume that women generally have no agency except in the West. In "the West" and related developing countries there is a huge amount of hedonist, anti-child propaganda, and the false belief that bearing children can be deferred to after 35 safely. Careers matter more to women there too, and they will increasingly risk child birthing over having a career.
- watwut 4y agoWomen do have agency in poorer countries. They don't have money (protection costs money) and education and fairly often don't have ability to day no to husband. Informing women about methods of protection and giving then even small economic opportunities means they use their agency to have less children. Because, in fact, life of existing children matter to poor too and new child often means that older gets less food or have to stop education.