by Laura | May 11, 2017 | Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library, Pronatalism, Social-Cultural Issues
In the last few years, we’ve seen documentaries about the childfree choice come out and more in production. Take Laura Scott’s film, The Childless by Choice Project and Magenta Baribeau’s Maman? Non merci! (No Kids For Me, Thanks!). These films include interviews with...
by Laura | Mar 21, 2017 | Man Swarm Related, Social-Cultural Issues
As many of you may recall, I collaborated with Dave Foreman, one of North America’s leading conservationists, on my last book, the 2nd edition of Man Swarm: How Overpopulation is Killing the Wild World. With the election of Donald Trump, and the impending...
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 | 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...
by Laura | Jan 5, 2017 | Social-Cultural Issues
Some new numbers from a Pew Research Center (PRC) FactTank article got me pondering. It states that “Millennial women (those born from 1981 to 1997) accounted for about eight-in-ten (82%) U.S. births in 2015.” Now that is a high percentage. Wharton School...
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...
