Childless

The Envy That Took Me By Surprise

Barbara Gordon | Posted 05.24.2012

Barbara Gordon

Each time I see a woman of a certain age proudly wheeling a baby carriage down the street, flashing a radiant smile at a younger woman who bears a slight resemblance, the pangs of a distressing emotion appear.

Childfree Women: Tell Us What You Love Most About Not Having Kids

Emma Gray | Posted 05.23.2012

Emma Gray

I personally would like to have children at some point down the line (at least I'm pretty sure) but right now I'm content to live a life that just wouldn't be able to exist if I was financially and emotionally responsible for another human being.

Childfree: Daily Mail Blames Career Women For 'Enforced' Male Childlessness

Emma Gray | Posted 05.11.2012

Emma Gray

The idea that men might feel less empowered than women to discuss their desire to be parents deserves our attention. However, the Daily Mail piece frames the issue in a completely unproductive way -- blaming "career women" for "denying" their partners children.

It's Not 'Childless', It's A 'Choice'

Carol Hartsell | Posted 05.10.2012

Carol Hartsell

At the risk of seeming insensitive as we approach Mother's Day, I have a bone to pick with everyone out there who has chosen -- or tacitly accepted -- the role of motherhood. Could you please, for the love of God, stop referring to those of us who have chosen to not have kids as "childless"?

When You're Not a Mother on Mother's Day

Melanie Notkin | Posted 05.09.2012

Melanie Notkin

Babies are born from the womb. Maternity is born from the soul. There are many ways to mother.

Why I Envy My Divorced Sisters

Eleanore S. Wells | Posted 05.02.2012

Eleanore S. Wells

In our very modern society, a wife is held in high esteem, a divorcee gets credit for trying and people just feel sorry for the always-single woman who's never gotten a man to say "I do."

How Does Being Childless Feel When You Age?

Ann Brenoff | Posted 04.30.2012

Ann Brenoff

The thing about childlessness-by-choice is that it's a decision you make when you're young, without really knowing how deep of an impact it will have on your 60s or 70s. By then, it's too late.

I'll Take My Eggs Over, Please! A Woman's Confession About Children

Vicky Kuperman | Posted 04.27.2012

Vicky Kuperman

Here are five signs you know you don't want children.

Women Over Age 35 Are Having More Kids

Melanie Notkin | Posted 04.24.2012

Melanie Notkin

Marriage and unions may look different today than they did even a decade ago, but some things never change.

'Childless'... Deficit or Description?

Marcy Cole, Ph.D. | Posted 04.20.2012

Marcy Cole, Ph.D.

At this time, I do not have a child, therefore I AM childless. That may change someday, but for now, there is greater peace in accepting it as it is.

Arianna Huffington's sister, Agapi Stassinopoulos: A True Savvy Auntie

Melanie Notkin | Posted 03.29.2012

Melanie Notkin

Agapi Stassinopoulos wants her nieces -- and everyone -- to understand that life's journey is where you find yourself and your passion.

What Not to Say to Single Women Who Long to Be Moms

Melanie Notkin | Posted 04.24.2012

Melanie Notkin

We all know that going through infertility treatments can be incredibly challenging for couples. But single women who yearn to be mothers go through their own heartache.

The 2nd Worst Question To Ask A Single Woman

Melanie Notkin | Posted 04.18.2012

Melanie Notkin

When a woman is over age 30, single and childless, people want to know why. Just about everyone is just dying to know: What is she waiting for?

My Secret Grief

Melanie Notkin | Posted 03.13.2012

Melanie Notkin

The grief hit me in my mid-thirties without warning. By all appearances, my life was fantastic, but there were nights when I would cry for hours. I was in mourning, but I didn't know it.

Unnatural Women: Childless in America

Melanie Notkin | Posted 02.26.2012

Melanie Notkin

Childlessness is the state into which a girl is born. But once she reaches her mid thirties, that natural state is suddenly deemed unnatural.

Since When Do Women Become Single Mothers to Be More Attractive to Men?

Melanie Notkin | Posted 02.13.2012

Melanie Notkin

When did voluntarily becoming a single mother become the barometer for your desire to be a mother, your bravery, and your level of attractiveness to men?

Are Single Women Singled Out At Work?

Melanie Notkin | Posted 01.16.2012

Melanie Notkin

How could a company supporting women's health founded by and for women not support a breast cancer survivor? Why is motherhood the only acceptable reason to leave the office before 6 p.m.?

7 Billion Means You Can Stop Asking When I'm Having A Baby

Ashley Lauren Samsa | Posted 05.08.2012

Ashley Lauren Samsa

Not long after I got married, I started getting asked The Question. Those of you who have encountered this question in its many forms know that one element is always the same, no matter how it's posed. We are always asked "when," not "if."

Has 'Mommyism' Replaced Feminism?

Melanie Notkin | Posted 11.23.2011

Melanie Notkin

Why is it that the modern mom can love children and her career but the childless woman can only love her career? In America today, has feminism morphed into mommyism?

Katherine Bindley

More Work, Fewer Kids? New Study Claims Gen X Women Trade Children For Career

HuffingtonPost.com | Katherine Bindley | Posted 11.13.2011

The women of Generation X are a hard-working bunch. They're so hard working, in fact, that many of them are opting to not have children, according to ...

Schadenforty

Melanie Notkin | Posted 11.05.2011

Melanie Notkin

I live in a world of Schadenfreud, New York City, where a woman over 40 is often single and childless, as well as powerful, beautiful, and fit -- and where she is picked on by the newspaper she wakes up to every morning.

The Invisible Infertility

Melanie Notkin | Posted 10.16.2011

Melanie Notkin

For women like me, we not only grieve the loss of motherhood, but we also grieve the loss of the dream, the dream of finding love and marriage resulting in that beautiful baby carriage.

The Dirty Little Secret About Childless Couples

Vicki Larson | Posted 10.01.2011

Vicki Larson

As far as celebrity splits go, Olivia Wilde and Tao Ruspoli's seems pretty easy. At least the "Cowboys & Aliens" actress and the prince, married for e...

Is "Career Woman" the New "Spinster?"

Melanie Notkin | Posted 09.26.2011

Melanie Notkin

"I know a lot of women like you," said my date, admitting he was trying to figure out why a 'great girl' like me was still single.

The Truth About Childless Women

Melanie Notkin | Posted 09.10.2011

Melanie Notkin

I'm 42 and still single and I have come to acknowledge the truth: it's very possible I won't have children of my own.