According to the World Development Indicators - World Bank, the United States life expectancy has went up, reproduction is down. Data from 1960 to 2008 has shown a decline of the average of children per woman. In 1960 the average of children per woman was 3.65,in 2008 2.1. So what happen? During the 60’s the U.S was experiencing another era of woman’s right fight for equality. Also, in the 1960s and 70s the there was increasing number of stay at home moms who were entering the workforce. Women became more liberated from there stereotypical roles.
My parents had three children, and each (excluding me) child only has one child. I have notice that a lot of women are more focused on their career than starting a family. I am personally one of them. Women are also getting married later which could also contribute to the decline of childbirth. Is it a good thing that women are having fewer children? I guess it depends on the woman you ask. For me personally, I am glad that each woman now has the choice to decide.
-world according to april
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