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the answer is easy. The problem is education. In countries with high level of education and equality between man and woman, the babies are born more later in wo
by theGeatZhopa 2y ago
the answer is easy. The problem is education. In countries with high level of education and equality between man and woman, the babies are born more later in womans life, the more educated she is. The reason for this is education takes time. If the girl want to go study, she can't get pregnant. After that she decides to may be doing a master or phd .. and after that, she may be wants to persue a career - girls don't have time for babies nowadays. And they don't need it really in developed countries anymore - in contrast to poor countries, where having a lot a children corresponds to wealth and security of ageing parents.
And then, its a personal thing, too - My friend-girls are saying "why..? the world is terrible". In Japan they dont even want to have sex.
- krunck 2y agoFor some countries in only 10 years fertility rate has reversed direction from a high growth rate to plummeting. Look at the Turkey and Tunisia charts the author shows. I don't think education can explain this.
- theGeatZhopa 2y agoYou're right. But still, I think it's education. For you and me, learning math and physics corresponds to education. For rural Guatemala where's no school, even learning what is sex and how children are made is education. It started with the Internet and social web. Where you can see others having good life and other things making you think about own life. We need more data, I can't work like this! :)