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thewhywaitagenda.org | The Why Wait Agenda is a social and editorial initiative aiming to spread information on the topic of natality and promote cultural, social and political action to tackle the root causes of the so-called “Fertility Gap” from a lay and pro-choice point of view. Founded by Eleonora Voltolina, an italian journalist and social entrepreneur based in Switzerland, The Why Wait Agenda Podcast (as its website) explores the universe of those who would like to have children – and ...
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How Can We Know and Protect Our Own Fertility, The Why Wait Agenda Meets Karin Hammarberg
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Approximately one in every six people experience infertility in their lifetime. In this episode of The Why Wait Agenda podcast we discuss the main causes of infertility – a disease of the reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse – with Karin Hammarberg, an Au…
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When gender discrimination is blessed by the Constitutions: The Why Wait Agenda meets Carla Bassu
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What have Constitutions got to do with people’s decision to have babies or not? Well, for example, the Italian constitution has an article that states: «Working conditions shall allow women to fulfil their essential role in the family», placing working women in a subordinate position to working men, who are free to work without being forced to fulf…
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Reproductive Science Is An Incredible Thing, But It Hasn't Been Able To Beat Biology: The Why Wait Agenda Meets Jessica Hepburn
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Becoming a parent is first and foremost a decision to make. A choice. But what happens when our mind and our heart long for a baby, and our body simply does not cooperate? When it comes to fertility, wanting is not enough – choosing is not enough: only 85% of couples will conceive naturally within a year of regular unprotected sex. No less than 25 …
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Delaying Parenthood, How Can the Trend Be Reversed? The Why Wait Agenda Meets Melinda Mills
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Postponing parenthood is now a strong trend. The average age of women giving birth to their first child is steadily increasing: in the EU in 2020 it was 29.5 years, peaking above 31 in four European countries – Italy, Spain, Switzerland and Luxembourg. The rise in the average age at first child recorded worldwide does not favour women wishing to be…
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“Why Do People Postpone Parenthood? Look at the household division of labor”: The Why Wait Agenda Meets Professor Melinda Mills
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Why do people postpone parenthood? Well before being the driver of The Why Wait Agenda, this question underpinned an academic paper published by a group of researchers to present the findings of their study of the causes, consequences and possible solutions of the significant delay in childbearing. Melinda Mills, now Director of the Leverhulme Cent…
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“Paternity leave is the game changer for gender equality”: The Why Wait Agenda meets Italian MP Lia Quartapelle
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In this episode, journalist Eleonora Voltolina, founder of The Why Wait Agenda, explores the topic of paternity leave. Working women in their twenties and thirties are usually wary about having children for they know that once the baby is born, they’ll most likely be perceived as the main – or sole – caregiver. Women are often undervalued in the wo…
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“Having kids is an asset to the workplace”: The Why Wait Agenda Meets Maam’s founder Riccarda Zezza
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“Having kids is an asset to the workplace”: The Why Wait Agenda Meets Maam’s founder Riccarda Zezza - In this episode journalist Eleonora Voltolina, founder of The Why Wait Agenda (https://www.thewhywaitagenda.org), explores one of the most common reasons that lead people to pospone the decision of starting a family in Western countries: the fact t…
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Closing the Fertility Gap from a Lay Point of View: Welcome to The Why Wait Agenda Podcast!
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Closing the fertility gap from a lay point of view: The Why Wait Agenda in a nutshell - The Why Wait Agenda (www.thewhywaitagenda.org) is a brand new social and editorial initiative aiming to spread information on the topic of natality and promote cultural, social and political action to tackle the root causes of the so-called “Fertility Gap”. In t…
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