Category Archives: Research

FAT TALK: HOW WOMEN BOND

(This is cross-posted at BlogHer.)
I don’t bond with my friends through fat talk, but I might be in the minority. It’s a popular—too popular—subject; a way for women to commiserate and forge friendships. If women are eating in a restaurant and one of them wants dessert, there’s likely to be a rationalization process [...]

More Singles Delay Marriage and Family to Enjoy the “Me” Years

(This is cross-posted at BlogHer.)
In Greek mythology, Atalanta broke with convention and refused to settle down until she finished her education and saw the world; when Atalanta finally did marry, it was on her own terms.
Sounds pretty good, right? If you agree, you’re not alone. Women in their 20s are being identified as [...]

CHILDLESS BY CHOICE

(This is cross-posted at BlogHer.)
There are quite a few places where mothers, and potential mothers, can find information and support. Less talked about are members of the childfree movement, or women who are childless by choice. It’s not as easy being a member of this group as you might think. There are endless [...]

EGG DONATION

(This is cross-posted at BlogHer.)
What would you do with $5,000? Pay off a nagging credit card debt? Go on vacation? Stow it away in a savings account for later? More than ever before, women are making this kind of money by donating their eggs. But is egg donation an easy [...]