The recent piece, “Do You Have Kids,” by Jeannette Cooperman on projects.stlmag.com in part lays out what “14 women of various races, careers, backgrounds, and belief systems, all married or as-good-as, with the resources to raise a child should they choose to” contemplate as reasons women decide not to have kids. Let me briefly unpack them: Continue reading “Unpacking Reasons Why People Decide Not to Have Kids”
Tag: childless by choice women
Celebrating ChildFreedom on the Fourth of July
On the fourth of July, the United States celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, which to date, happened 241 years ago. Two days before, on July 2, 1776, the Congress for the thirteen colonies voted to declare freedom from British rule. And freedom remains a deeply held value to Americans today. In America and around the world, many childfree people greatly value the experience of freedom as well.
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Talking Pronatalism on the Podcast, This is Home
Check out the latest This is Home podcast just up today that talks about the choice to not have children.
I had a great interview with Producer/Co-Host Erica Gerard, and was happy to be part of this podcast!
The mission of the This is Home podcast is to “tell stories that expand the understanding of what family means to be more inclusive and reflective of the kind of families we see and experience every day – in all of their beautiful and messy forms.” This podcast episode speaks to home when it means “families of two“!
The podcast can also be found on itunes. Thank you, This is Home, for discussing this!
Happy International Women’s Day
Today is International Women’s Day! This Day has an interesting and powerful history. I like wikipedia’s description, as overall, it is a day that “commemorates the movement for women’s rights.”
Today, I am inspired to post this short film that is adapted from the upcoming film, [M] otherhood, by SUICAfilms. Continue reading “Happy International Women’s Day”
College Students & the Perceptions of the Childfree Choice
A recent study points to the entrenched workings of pronatalism, this one with a sample of college students at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Check it out. Continue reading “College Students & the Perceptions of the Childfree Choice”
Talking Childfree and More on The Groovy Podcast
Check out this podcast I recently did with the fun and lively Grace Collins and Michelle Zunter at The Groovy Podcast!
I am on a podcast roll … Also check out this one by This is Home, an excellent podcast with Emily Skehan and Erica Gerard~! I talk about pronatalism in this one…
The Most Common Perceptions of Childfree Women in Africa and the UK
I recently asked Nina Steele, who is from West Africa, now lives in the UK, and runs nonparents.com, to write about her experience of what people think of childfree women in these two countries. Here is what Nina wrote: Continue reading “The Most Common Perceptions of Childfree Women in Africa and the UK”
The Childfree, Cultural Identity and Intracultural Diversity
A Guest Post by Kimya Dennis, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Salem College
A recent “What Would a Feminist Do?” podcast featured Meghan Daum and Danielle Henderson. They shared their perspectives, experiences and writings regarding the childfree—people who choose not to have biological and adopted children. I found the podcast interesting and greatly appreciated it. It is common for people to say choosing not to have children is an irrelevant topic, that it is no one’s business and, therefore, it is silly to have research, internet-based articles and overall discourse on being childfree. Continue reading “The Childfree, Cultural Identity and Intracultural Diversity”
Crystal Money
Q&A with Crystal Money, the 2016 Childfree Woman of the Year
Want to learn more about Crystal Money, the 2016 Childfree Woman of the Year? She was kind enough to do this Q&A: Continue reading “Q&A with Crystal Money, the 2016 Childfree Woman of the Year”
