Overpopulation

Human overpopulation is probably the biggest problem on the Planet.

Survival issues

In some instances people think their survival in old age depends upon them having several children. Societies which foster this need to be restructured so vulnerable people are cared for if they don’t have family to care for them. It would benefit the society to have a sustainable population.

Prejudice

Saying a woman is not a success, or not fully a woman,  if she doesn't have a child is misogynistic. It is saying  she has no value other than the fertility of her womb. It discount's her as having any value such as being a person and a couscous being.

It is fostered by the patriarchy who want to reduce women to be breeders, second class citizens and no competition to them. It is a prejudice against women that tries to diminish them and has not only suppressed and hurt countless women but caused one of the worst problems we have,overpopulation.

It’s about time we see this for what it is. We need to challenge these stereotypes. With human overpopulation being one of the most pressing problems facing the life of this planet, we really need to challenge old destructive cultural norms and create new ones.

Solutions

We can reduce the population in a voluntary and non violent way. The way to do it is to educate women and give them job opportunities, to make birth control widely available and to educate about its use, to educate both men and women about the need for birth control, to encourage limiting children or not having any children .

The cultural perception about childbearing needs to be changed. This can be done by changing the media perception, giving status to the people who choose not to have children, giving them tax and other real incentives. Those who lighten the load on the planet should have a national holiday, and maybe some or all of their schooling paid for for example.

We need to change our cultural perspective to align with reality, and allow the family of Earth to thrive into the future.