by Laura | Sep 10, 2010 | Childfree Issues, Childfree-Related Political issues
I am pleased to see that Australia’s Julia Gillard gained enough to support to form a minority government and remains Australia’s prime minister. Back while she was campaigning she got major flack for being “deliberately barren.” The treatment...
by Laura | Aug 7, 2010 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Media-Related, Childfree Psychology-Related
On July 28th, BBC radio’s Woman’s Hour did a show on women who are childless by choice in the UK and Europe. Dr. Catherine Hakim, Senior Fellow at the London School of Economics, baby coach Beth Follini, writer Cristina Odone and Melanie Notkin,...
by Laura | Jul 18, 2010 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Research-related, Childfree/Parenthood Related
Studies tell us that those with kids are less happy than those without. They tell us that mothers are less happy than fathers, that single parents are less happy still, that babies and toddlers are the hardest, and that each successive child produces diminishing...
by Laura | Jul 15, 2010 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Research-related, Childfree/Parenthood Related
And the last area from Pew Research’s latest study on women and childlessness: Comparing childless women with those who have borne children. The study looked at differences in marriage, education, and race. “There are dramatic differences by marital...
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...
