Comments on: Is choosing NOT to have children bad for society? http://rebelwomencafe.com/is-choosing-not-to-have-children-bad-for-society/ Life & Career Tools to Inspire and Empower the Modern Woman Mon, 25 Jul 2011 07:11:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anne John http://rebelwomencafe.com/is-choosing-not-to-have-children-bad-for-society/comment-page-1/#comment-704 Anne John Tue, 12 Jul 2011 07:22:37 +0000 http://rebelwomencafe.com/?p=1267#comment-704 A childfree by choice lifestyle is looked down by many as the ultimate "unwomanly" thing to do. Having a child can be life-altering in more ways than one can possibly imagine and it is an extremely personal choice. Yet women who choose to go childfree have to be prepared for raised eyebrows, weird looks, inquisitive questions, thinly-veiled remarks as well as a phenomenal amount of pressure both from family and society as a whole. If this is the case in developed countries, it is even worse in developing ones like India-where women are expected to have a child after marriage by default. Yet some women have had the courage and the conviction to defy convention. Do read about them in this article http://www.womensweb.in/ho?me?health/lifewise/item/ch?ildfree?by?choice.html?cat?egory_id=10 A childfree by choice lifestyle is looked down by many as the ultimate “unwomanly” thing to do. Having a child can be life-altering in more ways than one can possibly imagine and it is an extremely personal choice. Yet women who choose to go childfree have to be prepared for raised eyebrows, weird looks, inquisitive questions, thinly-veiled remarks as well as a phenomenal amount of pressure both from family and society as a whole. If this is the case in developed countries, it is even worse in developing ones like India-where women are expected to have a child after marriage by default. Yet some women have had the courage and the conviction to defy convention. Do read about them in this article http://www.womensweb.in/ho?me?health/lifewise/item/ch?ildfree?by?choice.html?cat?egory_id=10

]]> By: Angela http://rebelwomencafe.com/is-choosing-not-to-have-children-bad-for-society/comment-page-1/#comment-702 Angela Fri, 31 Dec 2010 19:59:48 +0000 http://rebelwomencafe.com/?p=1267#comment-702 Is it possible to edit posts? I made a significant typographical error. Important should read import. And of course reasoning. Is it possible to edit posts? I made a significant typographical error. Important should read import. And of course reasoning.

]]> By: Angela http://rebelwomencafe.com/is-choosing-not-to-have-children-bad-for-society/comment-page-1/#comment-701 Angela Fri, 31 Dec 2010 19:56:52 +0000 http://rebelwomencafe.com/?p=1267#comment-701 I haven't given it much thought, but I believe it should be a personal choice based on your own personal goals for your life. All I know is that if a population is not sufficiently high the government will important people from other countries! I have seen this in Canada and Scotland. You would really need to speak to an economist to understand the reasonging behind this. I haven’t given it much thought, but I believe it should be a personal choice based on your own personal goals for your life. All I know is that if a population is not sufficiently high the government will important people from other countries! I have seen this in Canada and Scotland. You would really need to speak to an economist to understand the reasonging behind this.

]]> By: Dian Reid http://rebelwomencafe.com/is-choosing-not-to-have-children-bad-for-society/comment-page-1/#comment-699 Dian Reid Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:50:57 +0000 http://rebelwomencafe.com/?p=1267#comment-699 I think the CHOICE to not have children can only have a good effect on society. As you point out, less resources used, and less time, energy and effort towards providing for these children only free up the resources, time, energy and effort available for the children who are here. What I enjoy about the statistic is that it's a CHOICE. I'm a huge fan of conscious choice, and it simply means more women are making choices in their lives. This is GREAT for society. It means we're moving more consciously and not just doing what we've always done because we think we're supposed to do it. If we can choose the life we want, then isn't that better for everyone? I think the CHOICE to not have children can only have a good effect on society. As you point out, less resources used, and less time, energy and effort towards providing for these children only free up the resources, time, energy and effort available for the children who are here.

What I enjoy about the statistic is that it’s a CHOICE. I’m a huge fan of conscious choice, and it simply means more women are making choices in their lives. This is GREAT for society. It means we’re moving more consciously and not just doing what we’ve always done because we think we’re supposed to do it. If we can choose the life we want, then isn’t that better for everyone?

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