Any workplace policy that flies in the face of sound economic principles is likely to have destructive consequences.
When God cast Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden and told them that they and their children would have to work for a living, He didn't offer any comfort by assuring them that they'd at least have a good "work-life balance." :-)
The higher the birth rate, the less the perceived need for family friendly policies. QED.
“Any workplace policy that flies in the face of sound economic principles is likely to have destructive consequences.”
Which does not imply that encouraging families will do the exact opposite.