Selfish, damaged, cold-hearted, shallow, overeducated and greedy. Women who choose not to have children are often labelled in these ways by everyone from the Pope to their co-workers.
Australian women experience marked social exclusion if they choose to remain childless – and it’s the choice part of the equation that leads to their deviant status. While all childless women experience some exclusion, women who have rejected the traditional ideal of motherhood are at the greatest risk of social disconnection. It is the very act of making a conscious and public choice to reject the role of mother that is overtly or tacitly criticised.
you can read the rest of this article here at the conversation.
zoekrupka.com 
Hello, I am a student who is currently undergoing a research project surrounding the childfree choice. I find you commentary to be very insightful and was wondering if it would be possible to perhaps email you for some brief interview questions surrounding the topic? Thankyou 🙂