‘We get the raw deal out of almost everything’: a quarter of young Australians are pessimistic about having kids

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 05:38:19 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/we-get-the-raw-deal-out-of-almost-everything-a-quarter-of-young-australians-are-pessimistic-about-having-kids-173751>

"Young people today are coming of age in the middle of a global pandemic,
soaring house prices, an unpromising job market and the shadow of climate
change.

As part of the 2021 Australian Youth Barometer, we asked young people what they
think about their futures. Some of the responses were bleak. As one 24-year-old
observed:

I feel like, as a young person specifically, we get the raw deal out of
almost everything at the moment.

What is this doing to young people’s aspirations? In particular, what impact
might it have on their plans to have children?"

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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