Italy’s long slide below replacement birth rate is driven by fewer women of childbearing age and weak support systems, not by “selfish” young women.
Alessandra Minello is a researcher in demography at the Department of Statistical Sciences at the University of Padua. She focuses on gender differences in Italy and Europe in the areas of education, family, and work. She is also a contributor to La Stampa.
Italy’s long slide below replacement birth rate is driven by fewer women of childbearing age and weak support systems, not by “selfish” young women.