by Laura | Mar 8, 2017 | Social-Cultural Issues
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...
by Laura | Mar 2, 2017 | Baby Matrix related, Childfree Research-related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
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. Leslie Ashburn-Nardo, associate professor of psychology, conducted a study where 204...
by Laura | Feb 15, 2017 | Childfree Interview-Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
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...
by Laura | Feb 9, 2017 | Baby Matrix related, Pronatalism
A recent article in the Life/Parent section of The Toronto Star took on a topic we’ve been seeing more of these days: motherhood regret. This article, “Mothers not alone in regret over having children” speaks to one of the most central pronatalist myths that all too...
by Laura | Jan 26, 2017 | Social-Cultural Issues
I went to the Women’s March in DC last weekend! As I am sure you have read, the March made history! Why did I go? For a number of reasons, but the two biggies: the current administration’s policy positions seriously stand to worsen climate change and have...