Blackstone quoted in Washington Post column on increase in women remaining child-free
Amy Blackstone, a professor of sociology at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Washington Post column on the increase in women deciding not to have children. The birth rate in the United States is the lowest in three decades despite the economy having improved since the 2008 recession, according to the column. While demographers question why the rate has not increased, the phenomenon could be a result of the wider variety of options for women in recent years. Women are feeling less pressured to have children by default, the column states. “The child-free movement is very much linked to women having more choices,” Blackstone said. Midland Daily News and The Salt Lake Tribune also carried the Washington Post story. The Electronic Urban Report also quoted Blackstone.