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Re:Sperm counts worldwide are plummeting faster than we thought by SoftTalker on Thursday December 01, 2022 @03:20PM (#33822140)
There is also a lot of pressure on women to "have a career" which contributes to them waiting to marry and have kids. It's not really possible to optimize both being a mother and having a career, it's all tradeoffs and those who choose motherhood and a more domestic life are made to feel like they have sacrificed or lost out on something.
Re:Sperm counts worldwide are plummeting faster than we thought by firstfewshells on Thursday December 01, 2022 @04:07PM (#33822767)
And who exactly is putting this pressure on women? Most men would choose a healthy, fertile woman over a career oriented one. I do think it's women that are taking on the pressure themselves in their quest to have it all.
Re:Sperm counts worldwide are plummeting faster than we thought by exitb on Friday December 02, 2022 @01:08AM (#33827381)
Many families couldn’t reach their financial goals with only one spouse working.
Re:Sperm counts worldwide are plummeting faster than we thought by LdSGSgvupDV on Thursday December 01, 2022 @08:05PM (#33825426)
According to divorce rate, I think it is reasonable to choose "have a career" first. At least, it would be financially independent.
Re:Sperm counts worldwide are plummeting faster than we thought by dudul on Thursday December 01, 2022 @09:51PM (#33826149)
Do you have examples of how this pressure is implemented?

AFAIK it has been shown many times that "career woman" is absolutely not a trait men find attractive.

Re:Sperm counts worldwide are plummeting faster than we thought by SoftTalker on Thursday December 01, 2022 @10:28PM (#33826402)
Well I'm not a woman, so I don't have direct experience. But I think that young girls, for example, are frequently told in school and at home that they can be anything they want, doctors, lawyers, scientists, etc. and that is great, but I think very little is said about being a mother and their biological clock and the tradeoffs that entails, or if it is addressed it is sort of glossed over with a "you can have it all" message.

So girls grow up with a career-oriented mindset, and don't do any careful thinking about what they want, or think about kids/family as something they will do "later" or "when I'm ready" and before they know it they find themselves at 35 years old and unable to get pregnant.