More American women are childless than ever beforeβnearly half those of childbearing age donβt have children. While our society often assumes these women are βchildfree by choice,β thatβs not always true. In reality, many of them expected to marry and have children, but it simply hasnβt happened. Wrongly judged as picky or career-obsessed, they make up the βOtherhood,β a growing demographic that has gone without definition or visibility until now.
In Otherhood, author Melanie Notkin reveals her own story as well as the honest, poignant, humorous, and occasionally heartbreaking stories of women in her generationβwomen who expected love, marriage, and parenthood, but instead found themselves facing a different reality. She addresses the reasons for this shift, the social and emotional impact it has on our collective culture, and how the βnew normalβ will affect our society in the decades to come.
Notkin aims to reassure women that they are not alone and encourages them to find happiness and fulfillment no matter what the future holds. A groundbreaking exploration of an essential contemporary issue, Otherhood inspires thought-provoking conversation and gets at the heart of our cultural assumptions about single women and childlessness.
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