In response to declining birth rates, the article discusses a movement among right-wing pronatalists that champions traditional family values and glorifies motherhood. Despite proposals like monetary incentives for childbirth from the Trump administration, the article critiques these measures as insufficient compared to the economic challenges women face, such as high childcare costs and housing crises. Claudia Goldin's research highlights that in societies where women are expected to balance careers with domestic duties, birth rates decline, calling into question the effectiveness of glorifying motherhood without practical support.
The campaign of the 1970s sought to secure acknowledgment and compensation for women's unpaid domestic work, calling for social structures that truly support motherhood.
With the declining birth rates viewed by many as a spiritual issue, a political movement has emerged to encourage traditional family structures and glorification of motherhood.
Proposals like a $1,000 newborn account and $5,000 for each birth from the Trump administration aim to address concerns about low birth rates but often overlook economic barriers.
Research indicates that in patriarchal societies where women have career options, the burden of unpaid domestic work is often disproportionately placed on them, affecting birth rates.
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