u/Decentfaith_ocean

What are some feminist approaches to natalism?

Online, there seems to be growing concern about declining birth rates. I've seen plenty of anti-feminist and misogynistic arguments about the cause and solutions to this problem, as I'm sure many people have encountered. Anecdotally, I have not really seen a feminist perspective outlining the causes and solutions. This feels like a serious blind spot, and one I would like to remedy. Any recommendations for essays, books, thinkers, or even just perspectives would be helpful!

To get ahead of it, I'm broadly aware of feminist critiques about the "fertility crisis", which, to overgeneralize seem to argue that there is no real crisis. This is a valid and important part of the discourse on the subject, but not really what I'm looking for, given that it is already well represented in my information bubble. That said it is possible that the consensus is that all pro-natalist policies are inherently anti-feminist, so anything to that effect would also help inform me!

Thank you all so much!

Edit: holy shit can none of you read?

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u/Decentfaith_ocean — 9 days ago