🇯🇵 Japan Jun 23, 2026 · Kerri King

Why Women’s Education Isn’t Driving Japan’s Birth Rate Decline

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Why Women’s Education Isn’t Driving Japan’s Birth Rate Decline
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As Japan’s birth rate continues to decline to record lows, officials are quick to point the finger at women climbing the career ladder. It’s a misogynistic narrative that treats women’s personal advancement as a societal hurdle, but is it supported by hard evidence? A new study in Demography by researchers from Waseda University, the National University of Singapore and the Kanagawa University of Human Services takes a clever approach to find out. By digging into an unusual moment in Japan

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