FAMILY: AFA report shoots hole in lower fertility theory*

The Australian Family Association-sponsored report by Monash researcher Dr Bob Birrell, showing that a growing underclass of low-income males is behind the decline in marriage and fertility, has received widespread coverage by Australia’s major, and many smaller, media outlets. It has also challenged the dominant idea that Australia’s declining fertility is because of insufficient support for working mothers, particularly insufficient child care.Following the launch of Men and Women Apart: The D…

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