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Childfree

More and more women are choosing to not have children. In this Guardian US series, some of them tell us why

4 August 2020

  • An assortment of photos of women from the childfree essay series.

    'I am not a superwoman': Guardian readers on being childfree (or not)

    We asked Guardian readers to send us their experiences with living a childfree life. More than 2,000 emails poured in – these are some of them

10 July 2020

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    Why I don't have a child: solitude doesn't scare me

    Motherhood was not something I ever felt compelled to do as an adult. The key is that I am not scared to be alone

9 July 2020

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    Why I don't have a child: my climate crisis anxiety

  • An illustration of a women pondering the multiple societal failures of protecting mothers.

    Why I don't have a child: society isn't built for motherhood

8 July 2020

  • ‘The freedoms that come with childlessness are much more profound than the thrill of wild adventure, wild sex or wild precarity.’

    Why I don't have a child: I cherish my freedom

    Every day I don’t buy diapers, I’m sticking it to the man. And I have the time to think, to be creative and to cultivate a career
  • Mona Eltahawy photographed in Harlem, NY for a story on individuals who have decided not to bear or raise children.

    'I was expected to have kids': five people who defied cultural norms

    As part of our series Childfree, we hear from five people about why they decided not to have children
  • No one should be forced to choose between financial stability and having a child.

    Why I don't have a child: I don't have enough money

    My wages barely let me support myself, let alone a child, and has interfered with my dream of having a child

7 July 2020

  • An illustration of the narrator of the story surrounded by childhood motifs

    Don't know if you want a baby? This is how I found my answer

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    Why I don't have a child: I watched my own mother struggle with parenthood

  • An illustration of the subject, a woman who suffered a mild brain injury and now has a complicated relationship with children.

    Why I don't have a child: My brain injury complicates my choice

  • As part of the Guardian's Childfree series, five women discuss why having children isn't for them – and how others perceive them as a result. 'There's no wrong way to be a woman,' says Sabrina, 25

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    Being childfree: five women on why they chose not to have kids – video

6 July 2020

  • childfree illustration

    More women like me are choosing to be childfree. Is this the age of opting out?

  • A collection of illustrations of women who have decided to forego having children.

    Are you a parent, or are you childfree? We want to hear from you

  • An illustration of a woman pondering her alcoholic genes.

    Why I don't have a child: I refuse to pass on my addiction genes

  • Woman reading

    Isn't that selfish? Why we don't have kids – and created a series about it

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