Musk agreed that the right to vote should be restricted to only parents. He had previously commented that “the childless have little stake in the future.” 

How do perceptions of women who are both child-free and in leadership positions intersect in the workplace?

Reflecting on the theme of International Women’s Day 2025, #AccelerateAction, I keep returning to the thought that we hold ourselves back too often.

I am deeply dissatisfied with the idea that my life's “long-lasting impact” could be based on anything other than my actions and their outcomes. I’m sure many parents feel the same way. 

Why should the very personal decision of whether or not to have children elicit any kind of a response in another individual?

What the hell does a woman have to do to exemplify the behaviour we want young people to strive to achieve?

Many of us without children feel we get the short end of the stick regarding employer expectations when it comes to “taking one for the team.”

Recently, Thessaly La Force made a statement in Vogue that caused such a visceral reaction that I felt compelled to address it.

As child-free women, we put more pressure on ourselves to take one for the team than our employers put on us.

Women do 29% more office housework than white men. They are also more likely to be approached to do it and more likely to volunteer to do it. This needs to change.

I don’t understand JD Vance's hate-on for cats. In fact, I question if he has ever been around one.

I am a child-free woman in the workforce and damn proud, and even more damn happy, with my decision not to have kids. Despite my confidence in my decision to not have children being the right one for me, being asked, “Do you have kids?” immediately makes me feel uncomfortable.

If you read my inaugural blog, then you know that “that damn question” is “Do you have kids?” Here, I want to tackle how to answer that damn question.