More and more people are choosing not to have children

The birth rate is decreasing, both in Sweden and the EU. What is the reason for this and what could the consequences be? How can the conditions for a child- and family-friendly society be strengthened? On the panel: Åsa Hansson, associate professor at the Department of Economics, Lund University and responsible for the investigation A Future with Children, author and social debater Nina Björk and Jens Nilson, investigator/analyst, Lund Municipality.

Moderator: Eskil Fagerström, journalist.

Organized in collaboration with Europa Direkt Lund as part of the democracy series Lund pratar and with support from Region Skåne. The program is part of the Sustainability Week in Lund, which is organized by Lund Municipality and Lund University.

Free entry, no pre-registration required.

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  • S:t Petri Kyrkogata 6, 222 21 Lund, Sweden
  • Lund city library
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