Girls & Sex by Peggy Orenstein

by Laura | May 31, 2016

I have followed the work of journalist and author Peggy Orenstein over the years, and learned a lot from her, particularly her books, Cinderella Ate My Daughter and Schoolgirls. Her latest,  Girls & Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape is no exception....

Where Are We, After 40+ Years of Talking About the Childfree Choice?

by Laura | Jan 15, 2016 | Childfree Media-Related, Pronatalism

As 2015 came to a close, it marked another year of talking about the childfree choice  Let’s take stock. In the big picture, we’ve seen an ascent of talk about this choice in the public sphere since the 70s. That’s over four decades. Where are we after 40+ years...

The 1st Conference of its Kind: The Not Mom Summit 2015

by Laura | Oct 6, 2015 | Childfree Events

A first-ever conference is happening this Friday and Saturday: The Not Mom Summit. Spearheaded by Karen Malone Wright who runs the site The Not Mom, it is the first time women without children by choice, chance or circumstance will gather for presentations,...

Selfish, Shallow and Self-Absorbed

by Laura | Mar 31, 2015

As someone who has been tracking the childfree choice since the late 1990s, when new books on this topic come out I read them with great interest. One of the latest is writer Meghan Daum’s Selfish, Shallow and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on the Decision NOT...

Q & A with the Author of the Book, Planned UnParenthood

by Laura | Sep 8, 2014 | Childfree Book-Related

I recently had the pleasure of asking Planned UnParenthood author Dann Alexander a few questions about himself and his book. There are a lot of books out there now about the childfree choice, but not many address the topic from a childfree man’s perspective. In...