by Laura | Apr 1, 2010 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Research-related
The upper parliament in India passed a remarkable and historic bill recently—1/3 of all legislative seats need to be filled by women. The world’s largest democracy, it guarantees seats for women in the national legislature and state assemblies. The bill still needs to...
by Laura | Mar 29, 2010 | Childfree & Religious Topics, Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Psychology-Related
Some research suggests that the childfree tend not to be religious people (I have seen lots who are however)–When it comes to the recent pedophilia scandal in the Catholic church I can see why..I’ve been an “ex-Catholic” for years. Among many...
by Laura | Mar 26, 2010 | Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Relationship Topics
Anna Carey wrote a great piece in the Irish Independent about “PANKs” – Professional Aunts No Kids. No more is the image of childless aunties as “fussy ol ladies” — we’re a happening bunch that play an important role in children’s...
by Laura | Mar 23, 2010 | Childfree Issues, Childfree Psychology-Related
Reading an Australian childless by choice article I ran across something for the first time. Sexologist and associate professor of health psychology at James Cook University, Dr Frances Quirk thinks a reason many of us don’t feel our raison d’être is to pump out...
by Laura | Mar 20, 2010 | Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree/Parenthood Related
Staying on the gender identity channel from the last post–I ran across an article in the San Francisco Chronicle from 2006–“Off the Mommy Track” by Elisa Gonzalez Clark. In talking about her decision not to have kids, she writes, “If I...
