Tag: fertility rate decline

Pregnant businesswoman giving the tasks to employees before going to maternity leave, business people standing at office and listening to her

Policies tried by countries like Sweden might prevent the fertility rate from falling further. The decline in the fertility rate is a significant development, not just in the U.S. but around the world.  Some laud the trend as an example of women’s ability to control their destiny; others decry it as an economic catastrophe.  Regardless…

Paul Ryan with his family on a balcony in Washington DC

Fertility patterns are still unclear and the U.S. lacks adequate child care. House Speaker Paul D. Ryan has urged women to have more babies for the good of the nation.  He argues that births are at record low levels and that more kids would improve economic growth and ease the burden of Social Security and…