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childfree2017-08-14 05:47 pm
wolfpurplemoon) wrote in childfree2017-08-14 05:47 pm
7 Women Who Don’t Have Children Reveal Why Your Assumptions About Them Are Wrong
In 2017, there’s still a societal expectation that women will have children, but in reality, womanhood is not synonymous with motherhood.
The most recent government statistics on family size show that just 9% of women born in 1946 had no children. In comparison, 17% of women born in 1970 (currently aged 47) have no children today.
Recent reports indicate that this trend shows no sign of slowing down, with the number of women without children predicted to rise. So isn’t it about time we stopped grilling women on their plans to become parents?
There are a plethora of reasons why a woman may not have children, ranging from personal choice to medical circumstance, and each one of these reasons is equally deserving of discretion and respect.
Here, seven women share their unique stories on living without children to make you think twice before you ask: “So, when are you going to have kids?”
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The most recent government statistics on family size show that just 9% of women born in 1946 had no children. In comparison, 17% of women born in 1970 (currently aged 47) have no children today.
Recent reports indicate that this trend shows no sign of slowing down, with the number of women without children predicted to rise. So isn’t it about time we stopped grilling women on their plans to become parents?
There are a plethora of reasons why a woman may not have children, ranging from personal choice to medical circumstance, and each one of these reasons is equally deserving of discretion and respect.
Here, seven women share their unique stories on living without children to make you think twice before you ask: “So, when are you going to have kids?”
Read More