67: Patriarchy and Pronatalism and Their Impact on Childless Women, with Jody Day

Awakening Worth in Childless Women

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There is so much systemic prejudice towards childless women ingrained in our society today that stem from ancient patriarchal and pronatalist views and government policy. Most of us don't even realize the extent. I didn't realize it and received a bit of an awakening right on the show.
Jody Day, the "mother" of the childless woman movement, joined me on this episode to share her story and why she started Gateway Women. Her own need for community and support led to a network for childless women, a book, two Tedx talks and countless other accomplishments in the childless space.
Have a listen as we discuss:

• the disenfranchised grief we feel as women who are childless by circumstance
• the level of shame we pick up from our pronatalist society
• why the patriarchal template for life and career doesn't work for women

Show notes: sherijohnson.ca/67/
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