The previous generation experienced massive pressure not to return to the workforce after having children, so it makes sense that the pendulum would swing to ha

The previous generation experienced massive pressure not to return to the workforce after having children, so it makes sense that the pendulum would swing to having career success before children. Hopefully the future actually involves flexibility about career/job breaks required for having children as well as the care situation afterwards. The biology of the situation doesn't just relate to fertility though, life spans have an impact on the probability of seeing your children and grandchildren reach certain ages.