So when I look at the list of countries that have declining birthrates, all are wealth post-industrial. Also note that according to Pew, the reasoning does not

So when I look at the list of countries that have declining birthrates, all are wealth post-industrial. Also note that according to Pew, the reasoning does not differ across gender: "For the most part, the experiences of adults without children and the reasons they give for not having them don’t vary much by gender. This is the case across both age groups." So that diminishes the claim that "When women are empowered and have agency, they delay having children and have less children." as it is both men and women choosing this. Hence my questioning that Women empowerment is the main driver. It appears to me that the main driver is societal wealth, societal cost and also a desire to focus on the self. >They want to focus on other things, such as their career or interests (44% vs. 21%) >They can’t afford to raise a child (36% vs. 12%) Korea had a sudden birth rate drop after running an ad campaign about how children are a burden. https://www.prb.org/resources/did-south-koreas-population-policy-work-too-well/ https://www.prb.org/resources/did-south-koreas-population-po... We in the west have had a massive change in our values and society since the last baby boom. We had the 60's where we rejected alot of the traditional values and then up through the 80's we had "greed is good" and a large focus on the self rather than society as a whole. We also spread these views and cultural outlook wildly via Hollywood. Are we sure this had had no impact?