Older dads are more likely to have children with mental health and developmental problems. Yet they rarely face the scare tactics women do
Every year, we’re treated to new statistics about how more and more women in the United States are forgoing motherhood. The panicked media response ensues, we wait for more statistics, and we do it all over again. This year is no different: a new census report found that the percentage of American women without children is rising - with a little over 15% of women between the ages of 40-45 living childfree - and articles featuring pictures of sad tiny baby hands and ghost children abound.
It’s all well and good to know fertility and family statistics, but I find it a bit curious that this kind of data is only ever gathered about women. Aren’t men living their lives without children, too? Where are the panicked hot-takes about their selfish, childless lives?
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