By Roxane Gay — 2021
Legal protections against pregnancy discrimination are one thing. Actual feelings of security are another.
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Interview with Orna Donath, author of “Regretting Motherhood: A Study.”
As part of the Guardian’s Childfree series, five women discuss why having children isn’t for them—and how others perceive them as a result. ‘There’s no wrong way to be a woman,’ says Sabrina, 25.
Women who opt not to be mothers are frequently warned that they will regret their decision later in life, yet we rarely talk about the possibility that the opposite might also be true—that women who have children might regret it.