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 | 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 | May 6, 2010 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues, Childfree Research-related
According to 2009 census figures, for the first time women are just as likely as men to have completed college and to have an advanced degree. Women represent about half of those in the U.S. who have a master’s degree or higher, largely due to more women...
by Laura | Feb 23, 2010 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Book-Related, Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Research-related, Childfree/Parenthood Related
I am reading When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present by New York Times columnist and author Gail Collins. While interesting and informative about the history of women during this time period, covering politics, popular...
