The other problem is that feminism became rampant at the same time. It and those who live it are as responsible as the church for the decline in women's vocations to the religious life.
It seems to me that little was done to emphasize the beauty and power of a vocation. There has been too little emphasis on the value of women saints whose lives are examples of what the love of Christ can do.
My 11th grade catechism class consisted of cutting out pictures in magazines that showed "joy," next week it was "love" and so on. I remember thinking at the time, "When are we going to learn about the virtues?" Needless to say, with my mother's blessing I did not attend 12th grade catechism. They could not hold Confirmation over my head because I got that in the 3rd grade.
The best thing for the Church was JPII. They hated his guts. They hoped for a different pope next time around. And the next time. Now the feminists nuns are either old or dead with a Vatican cracking down on the ones who are remaining.
JPII had all of those Youth Days precisely for the future crop of vocations, religious and married. And there is nothing the left can do to stop it.