by Laura | Jul 7, 2010 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Research-related
Continuing from Part I on with new data on the numbers of childless women put out by the Pew Research Center, (based mainly on combined 2006-2008 data from the June fertility supplement of the Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey), let’s look at...
by Laura | Jul 4, 2010 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Research-related
Pew Research Center just came out with a new report on the numbers of childless women using mostly data from the June fertility supplement of the Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey (based on combined 2006-2008 data). Let’s first look the overall numbers,...
by Laura | Jul 1, 2010 | Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles
My first Childfree On-the-Ground Quesion Vlog! The childfree On-the-Ground question was: What is the most outrageous thing that has happened to you as a childfree person?Here’s what you said and the tee up to next month’s...
by Laura | Jun 29, 2010 | Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree/Parenthood Related
Have your heard of the sterilization procedure called Essure? It has been available for about five years now, but the word is still getting around. Essure is a much easier sterilization procedure than a tubal ligation. Check out how it works — The FDA approval...
by Laura | Jun 16, 2010 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Research-related, Childfree/Parenthood Related
Last Sunday’s New York Times had an interesting article by Patricia Cohen—“Long Road to Adulthood is Growing Even Longer.” It talks about how “young adulthood has undergone a profound shift.” According to Frank Furstenberg, of the Foundation Research Network on...
by Laura | Jun 10, 2010 | Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Media-Related, Childfree/Parenthood Related
Lisa Hymas of grist.org did a post on how Sex and the City is the greenest movie of the year because the lead character Carrie, even though she does not realize it, exemplifies a greenish lifestyle — she has no car, does not travel much, and most importantly...