The main problem of most developed societies is horribly low fertility rates. Lot of women pick very long education path and then career thinking about having children only in their mid 30s… When their fertility is mostly gone.
I think education system for women should be tailored towards different things than men. Teenage girls should have better knowledge of psychology (especially child psychology) health, childcare ect. so they are well prepared to build strong stable relationships and start families when they’re actually fertile. I’m not talking here about giving up on career of course, it’s a personal choice, but I wish the education was complementary for both genders (so couples benefit from different specializations of each other) rather than uniform.
Nah, I’m dude.
If the last few years are any indication providing benefits for the poorest doesn’t improve fertility. Where I live government spends tons of money on subsidies for young people for housing, childcare, and even pays for each child directly, and these policies didn’t improve anything fertility is even worse than in US. Looks like finances aren’t the main factor.
The problem with subsidies is that they don’t fix anything. They’re a bandaid measure. It’s better than nothing, in my opinion, but I don’t consider it a fix. Note also my answer wasn’t only limited to finances.