>>2401690 (OP)The western birthrate would be much higher if women didn't work or go to school
Lutz, W., Cuaresma, J. C., & Sanderson, W. (2014). The demography of educational attainment and economic growth.Science, 319(5866), 1047-1048.
> Global model shows education-especially for women-is the strongest demographic driver of slower population growth.Martin, T. C., & Juarez, F. (1995). The impact of women's education on fertility in Latin America: Searching for explanations. International Family Planning Perspectives, 21(2), 52-80.
> Across Latin America, women with secondary schooling have roughly half the fertility of women with no schooling.McCrary, J., & Royer, H. (2006). The effect of female education on fertility and infant health: Evidence from school-entry policies using exact date of birth. NBER Working Paper 12329.
> Natural experiment: additional schooling lowers fertility.Osili, U. O., & Long, B. T. (2008). Does female schooling reduce fertility? Evidence from Nigeria. Journal of Development Economics, 87(1), 57-75.
> One extra year of schooling reduces fertility by about 0.26 births per woman.Shapiro, D., & Gebreselassie, T. (2014). Fertility transition in Sub-Saharan Africa: Falling and stalling. African Population Studies, 28(1).
> Increases in women's secondary education are the most consistent predictor of fertility decline.Women's education, marriage, and fertility outcomes: Evidence from Thailand's compulsory schooling law. (2023). SUNY Geneseo Research Brief. > Extending compulsory schooling from six to nine years reduced total fertility rates.