The panic over the declining birth rate is everywhere: when it’s not being used to peddle great replacement theories, it’s used to browbeat women into acquiescing to the unrealistic demands of modern motherhood. In response, women have been clear: the bare minimum requirement for many is paid maternal leave and childcare. Pro-natalists often respond to these common sense demands by arguing the government shouldn’t replace the role of the family; this argument neglects that the role of the family was destroyed by corporations emboldened by the government’s inaction.
Exactly. Powerfully and precisely said.