The days of worrying about the population explosion seem to be over; now, we’re facing the unpleasant prospect of a shrinking population as more and more young Americans decide that they don’t want or can’t afford children. Higher education plays a role in that, with policies that discourage couples from having kids. Does it have to be that way?

In today’s Martin Center article, Samuel Negus argues that it does not.

Pointing to the author of a recent book, Negus writes, Pakaluk knows from experience that, while her female peers in academia are 40 percent less likely than their male colleagues to be married with children a decade after completing their doctorates, tenured faculty members are not outliers. At all levels and every stage of life,........

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