There Should Be NO Stigma Against Childless Women, Least Of All “Selfishness”
I’ve been doing this whole infertility spiral for about 3.5 years now — did IVF twice, didn’t work either time, etc. — so I think a lot about these types of issues, literally every day if not once or twice per hour. I’ve now been in two long-term relationships with women who I could not make into a mom, and that does weigh kinda heavily on me in my worst moments. I’m not sure if every woman wants to be a mom, but it can feel that way.
Obviously, we do have somewhat of a stigma against child-less women. If you want to make this ideological, the stigma comes more from those who lean right, which makes sense, as conservative values embolden a certain set of gender roles. This stigma is usually framed up as “a woman being selfish,” as detailed well in this video:
