> I’ve realised there is a well of pain surrounding the question of motherhood; among childless women who want to become mothers; childfree women who face stigm

> I’ve realised there is a well of pain surrounding the question of motherhood; among childless women who want to become mothers; childfree women who face stigma; and even mothers, too, who feel chronically misunderstood. The real culprit in all of this is, of course, the patriarchy. What utter trash article. Not only is the patriarchy completely antithetical to reduced fertility, but most childless women are absolutely so by choice, because they have unreasonably high standards and frequently are poor partners themselves.