All over the globe, birth rates are falling and hitting critically low levels like we’ve never seen before. From the state of the economy and political/gender divides to fertility issues and climate change, we investigate why you’re choosing not to have kids - and what might happen if our population keeps aging.
SHOW NOTES
Birth rates are falling in Australia
World fertility rates in 'unprecedented decline', UN says
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clynq459wxgo
Cradle To Grave - Freakonomics podcast
https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-arent-we-having-more-babies/
Young women are leaving men behind (and not only at uni)
Why Women Are Weary of the Emotional Labor of ‘Mankeeping’
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/well/family/mankeeping-definition.html
Housing crisis stats
Women are still doing more domestic labour than men despite working more
Why Humans Are Vanishing - Kurzgesagt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBudghsdByQ
Paid parental leave Australia - ABC
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