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What Alice Evans thinks about family

@alice-evans · 23 positions · 0 changes of mind

Senior lecturer in international development at King's College London, writing The Great Gender Divergence at ggd.world. She compares why men's and women's lives are converging in some societies and diverging in others, mixing survey data with her own interviews across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

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5 dated positions, 2025, in their own words. Our reading of what Alice Evans has said — not written or endorsed by them.

  1. Our readingImproving entertainment technology raises the bar parenthood has to clear, because people have children when it looks more fun than the alternatives.

    Their wordsPeople are more likely to have kids if it’s FUN - relative to alternatives. As entertainment-technology improves, it generates a tantalising menu of ways to spend our lives.

    ↗How do we Boost Birth Rates?ggd.world 2nd of 6 in this piece

  3. Our readingHaving children is contagious: people are more likely to become parents when the people around them already are.

    Their wordsCommunity comes into play. If everyone else has kids, this shifts expectations and creates club goods.

    ↗How do we Boost Birth Rates?ggd.world 3rd of 6 in this piece

  5. Our readingMoney cannot make up for meeting a partner late, because the years in which a couple can have children have already gone.

    Their wordsEven if late 30s eventually find love, the reproductive window is much smaller. Cash incentives can’t trump biology.

    ↗How do we Boost Birth Rates?ggd.world 5th of 6 in this piece

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  7. Our readingWhere men and women are kept apart, couples form late because it is hard to find somebody you actually like.

    Their wordsWith few opportunities to mix and mingle, charm and bond, it’s difficult to find someone one actually likes.

    ↗Why are Marriage & Fertility Plummeting in MENA?ggd.world 2nd of 4 in this piece

  9. Our readingMarriage survives in South Asia because families arrange it and divorce is taboo, not because men and women mix more freely there.

    Their wordsThus, even if cross-gender friendships are few and far between, South Asian families still consolidate and preserve nuptials.

    ↗Why are Marriage & Fertility Plummeting in MENA?ggd.world 3rd of 4 in this piece