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Globally, women are having half as many children as they had just fifty years ago. Why have birth rates fallen, and how will low fertility affect our shared future? The vast majority of current research tends to be disciplinary specific, and few studies seek to understanding fertility change from an interdisciplinary perspective. This presentation offers a broad discussion on the evolution of childbearing across different populations and how fertility is related to (changes in) our reproductive capacity, contraception, education, religion, partnering, policies, economics, assisted reproduction, and catastrophes. Participants will explore the future of family size and its impact on human welfare, women's empowermentand the environment. The presentation discusses the net impacts of low fertility regimes, recognizing the challenges of population aging and "coincidental" childlessness and seeks to give an integrative examination of one of the most important issues of our time. The presentation will depart from Skirbekk's book Decline and prosper! https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-91611-4 Do you wish to get reminders about our research seminars? Subscribe here https://www.iffs.se/en/about-us/newsletter/