“In America today, we tend to talk about not having children as a late-20th-century phenomenon made possible by contraceptive technology and women’s liberation,” writes @peggyohdonnell. But for all of history, women have lived without children, she says. “If you listen to a lot of politicians and public figures, you’d think that being childless was... See more

There are few decisions more fraught for millennials and Gen Z than whether or not to become a parent, writes Michal Leibowitz, who straddles the two generations. In 2023, the U.S. fertility rate fell to a record low, alongside many other countries experiencing dropping rates. It seems increasingly likely that millennials will have the highest rate... See more