“What Are Children For?” Why Millennials and Gen-Zers Aren’t Having Kids | Amanpour and Company

Voters — especially women voters — are saying reproductive rights are central to their voting decisions in the upcoming U.S. election. While Vice President Kamala Harris has earned voter support on the abortion issue, former President Donald Trump has been shifting his stance on the matter — while failing to offer specifics on how he would make childcare more affordable. In a new book, Anastasia Berg and Rachel Wiseman are exploring how public perceptions of parenthood are shaped by political rhetoric about reproductive rights. They join Michel Martin to discuss it all. Originally aired on September 6, 2024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Major support for Amanpour and Company is provided by Jim Attwood and Leslie Williams, Candace King Weir, the Sylvia A. and Simon B. Poyta Programming Endowment to Fight Antisemitism, the Leila and Mickey Straus Family Charitable Trust, Mark J. Blechner, the Filomen M. D’Agostino Foundation, Seton J. Melvin, the Peter G. Peterson and Joan Ganz Cooney Fund, Charles Rosenblum, Koo and Patricia Yuen, Barbara Hope Zuckerberg, and Jeffrey Katz and Beth Rogers. Subscribe to the Amanpour and Company. channel here: https://bit.ly/2EMIkTJ Subscribe to our daily newsletter to find out who's on each night: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/amanpour-and-... For more from Amanpour and Company, including full episodes, click here: https://to.pbs.org/2NBFpjf Like Amanpour and Company on Facebook: https://bit.ly/2HNx3EF Follow Amanpour and Company on Twitter: https://bit.ly/2HLpjTI Follow Amanpour and Company on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3SaTUhk Watch Amanpour and Company weekdays on PBS (check local listings). Amanpour and Company features wide-ranging, in-depth conversations with global thought leaders and cultural influencers on the issues and trends impacting the world each day, from politics, business and technology to arts, science and sports. Christiane Amanpour leads the conversation on global and domestic news from London with contributions by prominent journalists Walter Isaacson, Michel Martin, Alicia Menendez and Hari Sreenivasan from the Tisch WNET Studios at Lincoln Center in New York City. #amanpourpbs

The Misogyny That’s Fracturing the MAGA Movement | Amanpour and Company
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The Misogyny That’s Fracturing the MAGA Movement | Amanpour and Company

Why millions are choosing not to have children | The Population Bust
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Why millions are choosing not to have children | The Population Bust

“The Anti-Social Century:” Inside America’s Epidemic of Solitude | Amanpour and Company
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“The Anti-Social Century:” Inside America’s Epidemic of Solitude | Amanpour and Company

Gen Z men want babies. Gen Z women don’t. | The Gray Area
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Gen Z men want babies. Gen Z women don’t. | The Gray Area

Many women don't want kids. And for good reason. | It's Been A Minute
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Many women don't want kids. And for good reason. | It's Been A Minute

Geburtenrate im freien Fall | Warum Frauen Single bleiben | extra 3 vom 14.05.2026 · Teil 2/2
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Geburtenrate im freien Fall | Warum Frauen Single bleiben | extra 3 vom 14.05.2026 · Teil 2/2

The “Daughterhood Penalty” in America’s Caregiving Crisis | Amanpour and Company
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The “Daughterhood Penalty” in America’s Caregiving Crisis | Amanpour and Company

Philosopher Michael Sandel on What Trump’s Win Says About American Society | Amanpour and Company
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Philosopher Michael Sandel on What Trump’s Win Says About American Society | Amanpour and Company

Why fewer people are planning to have kids | About That
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Why fewer people are planning to have kids | About That

“The Gen X Career Meltdown:” What Happens When Your Job Becomes Obsolete? | Amanpour and Company
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“The Gen X Career Meltdown:” What Happens When Your Job Becomes Obsolete? | Amanpour and Company

Why are we having fewer children? | In Case You Missed It
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Why are we having fewer children? | In Case You Missed It

What Happened to the American Middle Class and Can We Restore It? | Amanpour and Company
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What Happened to the American Middle Class and Can We Restore It? | Amanpour and Company

The 'trad wives' leaving high-control Christian nationalist communities
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The 'trad wives' leaving high-control Christian nationalist communities

Millennials can’t afford their own lives, let alone children
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Millennials can’t afford their own lives, let alone children

Why Are Doctors Quitting? This Physician Says They Are Demoralized | Amanpour and Company
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Why Are Doctors Quitting? This Physician Says They Are Demoralized | Amanpour and Company

Kristin Du Mez: Project 2025 Will Redefine Constitution in Name of Christianity  | Amanpour and Co.
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Kristin Du Mez: Project 2025 Will Redefine Constitution in Name of Christianity | Amanpour and Co.

Childfree: Four women on why they don’t want kids | CloseUp
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Childfree: Four women on why they don’t want kids | CloseUp

SCOTUS and the Trans Rights Healthcare Case: Why It Matters | Amanpour and Company
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SCOTUS and the Trans Rights Healthcare Case: Why It Matters | Amanpour and Company

Kansas Journalist on How the Right Co-opted White Rural America | Amanpour and Company
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Kansas Journalist on How the Right Co-opted White Rural America | Amanpour and Company

Why Is American Student Achievement Down? "It’s Not Trump or the Pandemic" | Amanpour and Company
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Why Is American Student Achievement Down? "It’s Not Trump or the Pandemic" | Amanpour and Company