Gen Z is the largest generation in American history. The oldest of this generation have entered the workforce. A lot is being expected of Gen Z to widen the base of the U.S.’s population pyramid. Boomers, Gen X, and millennials to date overall have failed to meet the replacement rate on average at 2.1 children. The U.S.’s replacement rate now stands at 1.7. If the rate falls below 1.5, the future U.S. as an old population with a small workforce with shrinking taxes and the elderly as a huge tax burden, becomes extremely difficult to avoid.
Gen Z women having more children, however, is not the only objective. Women must also remain in the workforce to contribute to the tax base. To resolve the conflict of health concerns for a pregnant worker and her future child from workplace hazards, rich economies have established legislation to make the workplace compatible for reproductive and developmental health.