by Laura | Nov 21, 2018 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
I like to bring this post back around as Thanksgiving approaches each year. Check it out: Discussing pronatalism as well as the childfree choice involves the busting of myths. What else has myths that surround it? Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving Myths Vs. Facts...
by Laura | Jan 30, 2018 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
At the beginning of January, some interesting ‘not having children’ numbers came out regarding women in their 40s. This Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) table gives a succinct summary: % of women in their 40s not having...
by Laura | Dec 27, 2017 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues, Childfree-Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
Now for Part II of childfree trends we have seen this past year. In addition to muddied use of “Childfree,” “Child-free” “Child free “and “Childless” I wrote about in Part I, five more childfree trends are worth noting: Even more stories on being denied sterilization:...
by Laura | Dec 21, 2017 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues, Childfree Media-Related, Childfree-Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
At the beginning of 2016, I took stock of 40+ years of talking about the childfree choice. At the end of 2016, I looked back and discussed positive childfree trends that year. It’s time for childfree trending 2017…this year I’ll do childfree trending in...
by Laura | Oct 18, 2017 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Book-Related, Childfree Research-related, Childfree-Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
If you follow childfree news, you probably know that not only did filmmakers Maxine Trump and Therese Shechter hit their Kickstarter goals to finish their films about the childfree choice, they surpassed them with Stretch goals. This is exciting news in a number of...
by Laura | Oct 3, 2017 | Baby Matrix related, Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Interview-Related, Childfree Media-Related, Childfree-Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
Filmmaker Therese Shechter is currently running a Kickstarter Campaign for her film on childfree women, My So-Called Selfish Life. Here’s the trailer: I met Therese earlier this year in NYC, and recently had the chance to catch up with her again for an interview...
