by Laura | Nov 28, 2016 | Baby Matrix related, Pronatalism
Nina Steele, who runs nonparents.com, recently asked me to do a featured post on her site about The Baby Matrix. Read it here as well: A Glimpse into The Baby Matrix In the last 15+ years, the question, “Is it OK to not want kids?” has been discussed and studied more...
by Laura | Nov 15, 2016 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Research-related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
Zoë Krupka’s piece, “Childfree: why women who choose not to have kids are given such a hard time” on theconversation.com speaks to some interesting research on the childfree in Australia. Social Exclusion One study titled “Social Exclusion of...
by Laura | Oct 25, 2016 | Social-Cultural Issues
Reading the recent article, “The New Science of Single People” published on nymag.com’s Science of Us got me thinking about what lifelong single people have in common with the childfree: it revolves around being subject to myths. In her informative piece, Jesse Singal...
by Laura | Oct 18, 2016 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Research-related, Childfree-Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
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...
by Laura | Oct 4, 2016 | Childfree Media-Related, Childfree-Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library, Pronatalism
I was recently contacted by Tatiana Weinstein, Assistant Director/Director of Adult Services in the Lisle, IL Library District, about an August feature article she published in the national magazine, Public Libraries Online. She speaks to her colleagues on an...
