Why does the north have such a low birth rate? I thought this was a phenomena exhibited by women's rights/education and increase in wealth. All of which the north lacks.
Many of the recent advances in human rights are from people protesting, convincing other people that their plight is real, and slowly turning the tide.
In dictatorships this doesn't happen for obvious reasons so social progress can be frozen by 1 person or maybe a 1 group for decade after decade.
Similar story from Romania, where I'm from. Not necessarily with women's rights, but with other kinds of human rights.