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.
I don’t think its a matter of career choice that they don’t want it, raising a kid is expensive. Yes doing a degree is long, especially one that requires you to do 8 - 14 years of college (dominately ones in the medical field). The issue at hand is how anyone will support the kid. The poverty line in the US is about $140000 for a family of 2 (taking into account insurance, food, rent, and education) I say rent and not a mortgage because people cannot afford buying a house. do you think kids are on peoples minds? No its “how will i cover food and next months rent” we are economically starved.