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Dr. Karen Guzzo

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353 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

Fresh Air
Baby Bonuses, Trad Wives & The Pronatalist Movement

And so the idea that we're listening to this guy, I mean, it chills me.

Fresh Air
Baby Bonuses, Trad Wives & The Pronatalist Movement

So one of the things that's interesting is that this all has this idea that reproduction is the future and it's the key to everything. And all we have to do is control women. So for me, it's always really hard to separate the arguments about populations from the fact that this is about what women should or should not do and who gets to decide what women do.

Fresh Air
Baby Bonuses, Trad Wives & The Pronatalist Movement

So one of the things that's interesting is that this all has this idea that reproduction is the future and it's the key to everything. And all we have to do is control women. So for me, it's always really hard to separate the arguments about populations from the fact that this is about what women should or should not do and who gets to decide what women do.

Fresh Air
Baby Bonuses, Trad Wives & The Pronatalist Movement

So one of the things that's interesting is that this all has this idea that reproduction is the future and it's the key to everything. And all we have to do is control women. So for me, it's always really hard to separate the arguments about populations from the fact that this is about what women should or should not do and who gets to decide what women do.

Fresh Air
Baby Bonuses, Trad Wives & The Pronatalist Movement

And so when I think about low birth rates right now and what does that mean for the economy, well – It does mean potentially fewer workers. But then we also have things like technological advance. We're having a whole separate conversation about the meaning of automation and robotics and AI. So maybe we don't need as many workers.

Fresh Air
Baby Bonuses, Trad Wives & The Pronatalist Movement

And so when I think about low birth rates right now and what does that mean for the economy, well – It does mean potentially fewer workers. But then we also have things like technological advance. We're having a whole separate conversation about the meaning of automation and robotics and AI. So maybe we don't need as many workers.

Fresh Air
Baby Bonuses, Trad Wives & The Pronatalist Movement

And so when I think about low birth rates right now and what does that mean for the economy, well – It does mean potentially fewer workers. But then we also have things like technological advance. We're having a whole separate conversation about the meaning of automation and robotics and AI. So maybe we don't need as many workers.

Fresh Air
Baby Bonuses, Trad Wives & The Pronatalist Movement

And the research really shows that young men, they don't want to have kids right now either. If we wanted to raise birth rates right now, young people are saying, yeah, I want to have kids. I just can't right now for these reasons. We could try listening to those reasons or we can say, you know, we're going to give you a medal if you have six children.

Fresh Air
Baby Bonuses, Trad Wives & The Pronatalist Movement

And the research really shows that young men, they don't want to have kids right now either. If we wanted to raise birth rates right now, young people are saying, yeah, I want to have kids. I just can't right now for these reasons. We could try listening to those reasons or we can say, you know, we're going to give you a medal if you have six children.

Fresh Air
Baby Bonuses, Trad Wives & The Pronatalist Movement

And the research really shows that young men, they don't want to have kids right now either. If we wanted to raise birth rates right now, young people are saying, yeah, I want to have kids. I just can't right now for these reasons. We could try listening to those reasons or we can say, you know, we're going to give you a medal if you have six children.

Fresh Air
Baby Bonuses, Trad Wives & The Pronatalist Movement

Yeah, great being here.

Fresh Air
Baby Bonuses, Trad Wives & The Pronatalist Movement

Yeah, great being here.

Fresh Air
Baby Bonuses, Trad Wives & The Pronatalist Movement

Yeah, great being here.

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