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It has been impossible to pick up a newspaper recently without being faced with the photograph of a smiling white woman in her thirties or forties telling us how happy she is to have decided not to have children. The articles had titles such as “Women without children aren’t selfish — we’re self-aware” and “I’m childless by choice — but please stop asking me about it” and were prompted by the publication of Ruby Warrington’s new book, Women without Children. I read the articl...

I had always wanted to be a mother, but after three unsuccessful rounds of IVF, I decided to stop trying. What could I learn from the people who have chosen not to be parents?

Choosing to be child-free doesn’t make women selfish, failures or freaks. I agree, says Marianne Power

A record number of women in the UK are “child-free” — 50 per cent of 30-year-olds compared with 24 per cent in 1950. The average age a woman in Britain has he

Ruby Warrington wanted to call her new book Selfish C**ts, but realised that, for marketing purposes, Women Without Kids: The Revolutionary Rise Of An Unsung Sisterhood is probably an easier sell.

Are attitudes towards drinking changing as we learn more about the impact alcohol can have on our bodies? Drinking has been part of our social and cultural activities for centuries. But cultural norms appear to be shifting. So, could alcohol go the way of cigarettes and become socially unacceptable?

Choosing to not have children is no longer unusual but those who say ‘I don’t’ to parenthood are constantly questioned. Why can’t we accept some people just don’t want to reproduce?

Alcohol abstinence has become one of the biggest trends in the spirits landscape today, creating massive implications for the food and beverage industry.

American drinking culture lies in the realm of extremes — but choosing to abstain is often stigmatized. After choosing sobriety or sober curiosity, how are social relationships and community affected?

More than a third of Americans may be participating in dry January, a month-long abstinence from alcohol. Here are some benefits.