Among the many possible and unprecedented changes that one may witness in the post-Covid world, scientists have claimed that due to the psychological fallout from the pandemic, birth rates will drop, people to stay single for longer and women to sexualise themselves more. In a report published online, experts from the US reviewed 90 studies to help them predict how Covid-19 could shift social behaviours and gender norms — even among those not infected.
Experts are predicting that planned pregnancies will decrease in response to the global health crisis as people will defer marriage and kids, leading some nations' populations to shrink. Scientists believe that this decline in birth-rates will have surge impacts on society and economics, which will directly affect job opportunities and support for elderly populations. “Furthermore, the unequal division of the extra household labour brought by lockdown could see gender inequality rise and foster more social conservatism,” the Daily Mail said.
