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For women who are navigating life without children, SHE DEFINED shares news, comment and analysis on being child-free.
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Should we become parents? Gina Rushton asks this fraught question in her book
Sharon Green | April 29, 2022
Should we become parents? It’s the mother of all questions and, as Gina Rushton explores in her book, a decision that is more fraught than ever.
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I am child-free and I don’t need to be ‘fixed’
Tanya Williams | January 26, 2022
Tanya Williams shares why her decision to remain child-free by choice doesn’t make her broken, crazy or a problem to society.
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Success isn’t defined by motherhood
Tanya Williams | November 17, 2021
As a child-free by choice advocate, Tanya Williams asks: why does a woman’s life only have value if they are having babies?
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My decision to be child-free is not a reflection on your choice to be a mum
Tanya Williams | October 13, 2021
Tanya Williams is happily married with no children. So why do other people have such a problem with her choice to be child-free?
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Let’s banish the word ‘selfish’ from the child-free conversation
Tanya Williams | August 6, 2021
For child-free women, the word ‘selfish’ is often used to describe their life choice. Here’s why we need to banish that word from the conversation.
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A letter to my younger self: Trust your decision to remain child-free
Tanya Williams | July 16, 2021
In a letter to her younger self, Tanya Williams shares why she should trust in her decision to remain child-free.
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Why I’m child-free: I didn’t want my mother’s life
Tanya Williams | June 13, 2021
Choice advocate Tanya Williams shares the biggest reason why she didn’t want to have children: her mother’s life didn’t appeal to her.
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How to handle the pressure to have kids when you want to remain child-free
Emma Lennon | December 13, 2020
If you’ve decided not to have children and are struggling with pressure to do so from others, here are some strategies that can help.
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‘Why I’m child-free’: 3 women share why they chose a life without children
Emma Lennon | November 15, 2020
From having no desire to embrace motherhood to enjoying more freedom, three women share their reasons for choosing a life without children.