A dramatic social development affecting the status and expectations of women in Western Europe since the 1960s has been
A)moves by conservative governments to pass legislation making it far more difficult for women to work outside the home.
B)the effective lobbying of the European Catholic churches to outlaw abortion and restrict the sale of contraceptives.
C)the collapse of European social welfare states under the burden of rapidly aging populations.
D)an increase in birth rates across Europe because of increasing prosperity and more leisure time.
E)a persistent decline in birth rates across Europe, with Spain's becoming the lowest in the world.

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The persistent decline in birth rates across Europe, with Spain having the lowest birth rate in the world, dramatically affects the status and expectations of women as it contributes to a demographic shift and changing societal attitudes towards marriage, motherhood, and work-life balance. Women are increasingly delaying marriage and motherhood to pursue education and careers, and this trend is reshaping the role of women in society.

A Dramatic Social Development Affecting the Status and Expectations of Women