Documentary filmmaker Stephen Shaw, creator of “Birthgap,” is sounding the alarm about a demographic crisis he believes world leaders and experts are failing to address adequately. Shaw points to dramatically declining fertility rates across the globe as a looming threat that demands immediate attention.
According to Shaw, wealthy nations around the world — the United States included — are experiencing birth rates that fall short of replacement levels. This means women in these countries are not having sufficient children to offset the number of deaths occurring in their populations.
The filmmaker argues that modern societies have systematically made parenthood a lower priority, a shift he warns could lead to serious repercussions in the coming years.
