Episodes
Sept. 27, 2022
Women’s Collective Power: Generational Advocacy & Opportunities
How does pronatalism impede the collective power of women? Why does this remain a missing, mainstream conversation, and what does it mean for next generation advocacy? In this episode, we discuss the ways in which women can b...
Sept. 20, 2022
Demographics, Planning & Policy: The Childfree Population Factor
People without children remain a largely invisible, excluded population, socially and economically. Despite the growth in the number of people without children, ranging from 20%-30% globally, statistics and policy considerati...
Sept. 13, 2022
Childfree Communication Challenges & Access to Sterilization
On today’s episode, we are going to discuss access to sterilization for those who choose not to have children, and the obstacles and discrimination they face, around personal agency and choice. Our guest today is Dr. Elizabet...
Aug. 16, 2022
Recognizing Dimensions of the Global Impact of Pronatalism
We often discuss the personal aspects of pronatalism, both in the community of people without children and on this show. We also look at how we are impacted in our everyday environments, such as the workplace. What comes to m...
July 19, 2022
The Impact of Roe v. Wade for Reproductive Freedom and Beyond
How does the overturning of Roe v. Wade demonstrate the control and devaluation of those who are and may be impacted by pregnancy? What is at risk beyond abortion rights and access in the United States, and what is the global...
July 12, 2022
What Does Workplace Inclusion Mean for People Without Children?
People without children remain an unrecognized diversity group in the workplace and beyond. How do we begin to imagine the experience of truly inclusive organizational cultures and acknowledgement in the environments we work?...
July 5, 2022
2022 World Childless Week: Community Visibility & Celebration
Today’s guest is Stephanie Joy Phillips, the founder of World Childless Week. Stephanie is childless not by choice (CNBC) and will share with us her motivation for launching World Childless Week, and the work that she does ye...
June 21, 2022
2022 Childfree Convention & The Value of Childfree Representation
Today’s guests are LeNora Faye and Cody Hetzel, two of the three co-founders of Childfree Convention. Jared Hansen is the other co-founder. All three are visible advocates for those who are childfree, through their individual...
June 7, 2022
Why Does Dismantling Pronatalism Even Matter?
Excluded from policy measures and absent in DEI frameworks, even where laws and policies are designed to prevent discrimination based on family status, pronatalism is so deeply engrained in our social, professional and system...
May 17, 2022
What is Needed to Create a Culture of Belonging in the Workplace?
People without children, as a collective community, have yet to be recognized as a marginalized group, within the framework of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB). How do we begin to imagine the experience of tr...
May 10, 2022
Inclusion in Crises: Women & Children First & The Next Great Fire
Today, we are honored to have Donna Ward as our guest. Donna is the author “She I Dare Not Name: A Spinster’s Meditations on Life”, her memoir, which was published in 2020. From the use of the term “spinster” and its origins,...
May 3, 2022
The Representation of Childfree Women in Film & Television
Do people keep telling you you'll change your mind about having kids? Have you been told that your choice not to have children is selfish? Award-winning filmmaker Therese Shechter delves into the taboos surrounding childfree ...
April 26, 2022
Childlessness: From the Therapy Room to the Policy Arena
What does the grief process look like for those who are childless? In what ways does the experience of childless impact people in their everyday lives and in the workplace? Today we will learn more from two therapists, about ...
April 19, 2022
The Inclusion of Nonparents: Critical, Universal, and Overlooked
In today’s episode we recognize the founding and evolution of The NotMom -- its blog, social networks, and events for women without children by choice or by chance. We are happy to join the celebration of The NotMom’s upcomin...
April 12, 2022
Centering Single, Childfree Women of Color & Single Women in Film
In today’s episode we will discuss the research initiatives of Kim Martinez Phillips, who is a PHD Candidate in Sociology. She is studying cultural representations of single women in film, and is currently interviewing single...
April 5, 2022
The Practice & Reproductive Impact of Female Genital Mutilation
The reasons for someone not having a child, by choice, chance or circumstance, are varied and vast. For some females, it is known early in their lives that a given medical diagnosis will determine their fertility, and for oth...
March 29, 2022
The Little Known Realities of the IVF Industry & What We Need Now
In today’s episode, we will discuss the history of the IVF industry, and its latest strategies for expanding its market reach and services. This 44-year-old for-profit industry is estimated to reach to $37 billion dollars glo...
March 22, 2022
The Experience & Impact of Male Involuntary Childlessness
In the majority of countries, fertility statistics are most often measured by the reproductive experiences of women, exclusively. At least 1 in 5 women reach age 45, without having a child in the UK. This statistic is similar...
March 15, 2022
Building a Childfree + Childless Movement for Meaningful Change
With more than two decades of activism, writing and wisdom, focused on the childfree choice, Laura Carroll will share insight around her journey, and the evolution of the childfree movement. She will also discuss her recently...
March 8, 2022
It’s International Women's Day, Not International Mother's Day!
Jody Day is the British founder of Gateway Women, the global friendship, support & advocacy network she set up by accident after starting a blog sharing honestly the truth of her childlessness in 2011. It got media attention ...
March 1, 2022
Foundations of Our Movement: Childfree-Parenthood-by Choice
Our focus for this episode, will be on the origins of the childfree-parenthood-by-choice movement, the fight against pronatalism in the United States, and where we are today. Pronatalist culture, policy and language continues...
Feb. 22, 2022
What Does it Mean to be Childless in a Child-Centered Society?
In our premiere episode, we will discuss the experience of being involuntarily childless in a pronatalist world, through personal experiences, and the need for change. Our guest for this episode is Hilary Fennell. Hilary is a...