\[ **BT: [[human life cycle#human reproduction]]** ] --- # fertility On an individual level: the capacity to produce offspring. On a population/societal level: birth rates. - see also: - [[human life cycle#human reproduction]] - [[family planning]] - [[contraception]] - [[population planning]] --- # fertility/birth rates and the presence of women in the paid workforce [[Per Rindfuss and Brewster (1996), ‘The inverse association between fertility and female labor force participation has long been recognized.’]][^1] [[So long as ‘the conflict between work responsibilities and childrearing’ is somewhat eased, women will join the paid workforce.]][^2] [^1]: Ronald R. Rindfuss and Karin L. Brewster, ‘[[Rindfuss and Brewster, ‘Childrearing and Fertility’, 1996|Childrearing and Fertility]]’, *Population and Development Review*, vol. 22, supp: Fertility in the United States – New Patterns, New Theories (1996), p. 282, [https://www.jstor.org/stable/2808014](https://www.jstor.org/stable/2808014). [^2]: Ronald R. Rindfuss and Karin L. Brewster, ‘[[Rindfuss and Brewster, ‘Childrearing and Fertility’, 1996|Childrearing and Fertility]]’, *Population and Development Review*, vol. 22, supp: Fertility in the United States – New Patterns, New Theories (1996), p. 282, [https://www.jstor.org/stable/2808014](https://www.jstor.org/stable/2808014).