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New research from personal-finance experts Intuit Credit Karma found 45% of millennial women are not following the “traditional” societal timelines of getting married, buying a home, and having kids.
A further 41% of Gen Z women—those born from 1997 onwards—say they won’t follow this path, with 32% saying their goal is to have no children at all.
The past few decades have shown that societal norms don’t look the same as they used to, and millennial women played a major role in that shift,” said Courtney Alev, consumer financial advocate at Intuit Credit Karma.
“As a result, women today aren’t tethered to the timelines set by those before them, as many choose to prioritize their careers above being young mothers. In some cases, that means prolonging family planning until they become more established in their careers, while others don’t see children in their future at all. Regardless, both camps are highly influenced by money and the high costs associated with conceiving and raising children.”
Is anyone really surprised? Inflation is through the roof and salaries are not keeping up. At 35, I don't even know when I'll be able to afford a kid.
Here's another kind of bogus framing - saying that a childfree woman is "prioritizing her career". I'm a childfree woman with a career. But my career isnt at the expense of children. Indeed, if I had children my career would be even more important because I would have a family to support.
It's assuming again that we all would want children under ideal circumstances. As if the intrinsic, inevitable state of woman is to want children. As if I would want kids if only I could balance family and my career. But its just not true. Lots of us dont want kids under any circumstances.
(can anyone tell me how to get rid of those underlines and fake links that insert themselves in my text? lol)