Infertility: On the Rise or Less Taboo? September 24, 2010
If you’ve ever bought a new car, you’ll know that once you decide on the make and model (and sometimes even the color), you start to notice that same car everywhere you go. For me, it’s been the same with infertility. Since joining the ranks of the “ovarially challenged” I’ve noticed infertility everywhere—in the news, in the movies, in my social circle. And yet there was a time when couples without children were rare and the subject wasn’t discussed in polite company. So what’s changed?
Is infertility on the rise or are we just more open to talking about it?
Poll: Inviting Friends with Kids September 17, 2010
You’re hosting a dinner for a group of friends at your home. Some of the guests are also childfree/childless, but some have little ones. How do you deal with the friends who have kids?
Poll: How Do You Get Your Kid Fix? August 13, 2010
Some of us don’t need a kid fix (after my vacation, I’m going to be good for a while, let me tell you), but sometimes we need to spend time with young people. Do you? If so, how do you get your kid fix.
Are Women With More Education Less Likely to Have Children? July 13, 2010
The Pew Research Center recently put out an interesting report on women without children. According to their findings:
Nearly one-in-five American women ends her childbearing years without having borne a child, compared with one-in-ten in the 1970s. While childlessness has risen for all racial and ethnic groups, and most education levels, it has fallen over the past decade for women with advanced degrees.
One-in-five women? I have to say that those figures surprised me. The report goes on to say:
Childlessness is most common among highly educated women. In 2008, 24% of women ages 40-44 with a bachelor’s degree had not had a child. Rates were similar for women with a master’s degree (25%) and those with a doctorate or a professional degree, such as a medical or legal degree (23%).
The report doesn’t give any indication as to why the rates dropped in women with advanced degrees when they were increasing overall. Any thoughts on this?
I thought it would be interesting to conduct our own poll and test our figures against the report’s. What is the highest level of education you have attained?
Would you have kids? May 28, 2010
At some point in our lives, given a certain set of circumstances, we have all decided not to have children. The question is: If you had your life over again and you had the opportunity to have children, would you?
Post your response and leave a comment too if you have something more to add.
You Tell Us: Birth Control April 19, 2010
This week’s poll was suggested by a reader.
It’s great that we can share information and advice. Please join in the poll and add a comment if you have advice or suggestions for other readers.
