BOOK: Oh no, we forgot to have children
This very readable book, published 4 March 2005, revisits the life experiences of the author Deirdre Macken and female contemporaries about why too much of the developed world is failing to replace itself because of declining fertility rates. Whilst the control of fertility through the contraceptive pill has had a big bearing on declining fertility trends, some key thoughts from the book are :
* The pop culture emphasis on feminism, environmentalism and career maintenance on young women in the 1970’s and 1980’s made motherhood a nuisance that happened while doing other more important things, rather than a valued societal role.
* The current more affluent lifestyles of double-income couples is a powerful alternative to house-and-kids lifestyle and provides an illusion that fertility can be endlessly deferred because you can buy it later through IVF if body clocks are not working.
Recent Resources Added
- Thursday, 9 Sep 2010 - Sixth International Longevity Risk and Capital Markets Solutions Conference
- Wednesday, 3 Nov 2010 - Australian Population Association - Gold Coast
- Wednesday, 15 Sep 2010 - NATSTATS10 Sydney
- Wednesday, 2 Jul 2008 - Charles Handy
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