Britain should look to Japan to manage its ageing population Opinion England's fertility rate has fallen to a rate Japan confronted 30 years ago. Here's the lessons we should take, writes Megan McDonald
Let’s be honest, birthrates won’t go up without a religious revival Opinion Pro-natalist policies are welcome – but are unlikely to impact birthrates without a concurrent social shift to more traditional values.
WTA Tour offers protected status for players freezing eggs Sport Women’s tennis players who freeze their eggs or embryos will now get their ranking protected by the WTA Tour. The revolutionary move will allow those who wish to delay starting a family by freezing eggs to not have their tour rankings diminished by taking time away from tennis. It will mean female players can ensure [...]
Why Donald Trump’s ‘bucks for babies’ plan won’t work April 29, 2025 Donald Trump is proposing a $5,000 “baby bonus” to reverse America’s plunging birthrates, but it’s an approach that has failed everywhere it’s been tried, says Eliza Filby Elon Musk calls it a crisis more serious than climate change. US Vice President JD Vance warns of the “rejection of the American family”. Now Donald Trump is [...]
Why one in every 50 babies born in Taiwan has a parent who works for this company September 3, 2024 The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company isn’t just the world’s biggest producer of chips, its family-friendly working practices are yielding another important output: babies, writes Phoebe Arslanagić-Little The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is a globally crucial business, the world’s leading manufacturer of semiconductors and producer of nearly 90 per cent of the most advanced chips. [...]