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'My Childlessness Is Something I Grieve Every Day'

In WSJ essay, Eugenia Cheng says women like her who wanted kids but couldn't have them are ignored

(Newser) - In a Wall Street Journal essay, Eugenia Cheng writes that women like herself are usually absent from public discussions of motherhood —childless, though not by choice. "My childlessness is something I grieve every day," writes the 48-year-old. Cheng has had a successful career as a mathematician and...

More US Adults Don't Plan to Have Kids

Nearly half of those younger than 50 say they are not planning on it

(Newser) - Are we experiencing the rise of the childless cat lady ? Apparently yes. A new report from Pew Research Center says more US adults are choosing not to have children, per Axios , and the reason is plain: they simply don't want them. The research saw a 10-point increase in...

Childless Couples Can Spark 'Moral Outrage'
Childless Couples Can
Spark 'Moral Outrage'
study says
Mar 4, 2017 2:21 PM CST

Childless Couples Can Spark 'Moral Outrage'

Even total strangers have strong reactions to couples who don't have kids

(Newser) - Be honest: When you see a couple of child-bearing age that doesn't have kids, do you cringe? Get angry? Feel "moral outrage," even? Because apparently some do. Reporting in the journal Sex Roles , researchers at Indiana University say they asked nearly 200 college students to read one...

Women Deserve Maternity Leave, Baby or No

Meghann Foye is tired of working moms having all the fun

(Newser) - Fed up with working moms getting all the perks, 38-year-old magazine editor Meghann Foye writes in the New York Post that it's time for childless women to start getting theirs. "There’s something about saying 'I need to go pick up my child' as a reason to...

How to Have a Happier Marriage: Don't Have Kids?
How to Have a Happier Marriage: Don't Have Kids?
study says
Jan 13, 2014 2:45 PM CST

How to Have a Happier Marriage: Don't Have Kids?

Study finds child-free couples report more satisfying relationships

(Newser) - One way to keep the love alive in your marriage? A new study out of Britain suggests not having kids could do the trick. Research by Open University has found that childless people reported having better, happier, more fulfilling relationships and feeling more valued by their partners, the Telegraph reports....

Why Women Are Going Kid-Free
 Why Women Are Going Kid-Free 
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Jul 17, 2010 11:33 AM CDT

Why Women Are Going Kid-Free

Hey, conservatives: It's not because of abortion

(Newser) - Just two years ago, only 29% of Americans deemed childlessness bad for society; now, as the percentage of childless-by-choice women grows, 38% denounce that choice. Many of those who decry childlessness are social conservatives who blame the trend on legal abortion, even though 61% of women who have abortions are...

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