wolf quoted in the i paper on reproductive rights

May 4. 2025

This article focused on the declining birth rate in the USA, and Trump’s plans to boost it with things like a $5,000 bonus for mothers after they give birth, menstrual cycle classes for women, and other ideas. While recognition and support for motherhood would be welcome for women who choose to have children, such incentives have not worked to boost birth rates in countries like Sweden, France, and South Korea. WoLF was asked to comment:

Sharon Byrne of Women’s Liberation Front said that “population collapse” is an alarm sounded primarily by men with attention focused on women, “as if they are the problem.”

“We oppose this framing, as there are many factors in play,” Byrne said. “It doesn’t look to be a very welcoming world for women and men to have children. Perhaps if the administration began addressing those concerns, it might find women and men more amenable to starting families.”