We are Childfree

<p>A third of Gen Z men believe that a wife should always obey her husband. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg! James takes us on a deep dive into young men’s attitudes about women, themselves and - most worryingly - gender equality. A survey that dropped on International Women’s Day shows how badly patriarchy drives men to hurt themselves, other men, and especially women. Listen in to hear Zoë get horrified about the state of the genders across generations, and maybe find a little bit of hope for the future 🙏</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/05/gen-z-men-baby-boomers-wives-should-obey-husbands">“Gen Z males twice as likely as baby boomers to believe wives should obey husbands“</a></p><p>Joan Smith in The Guardian: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/05/boomer-shocked-gen-z-attitude-towards-women-change">"As a boomer, I’m shocked by gen Z’s attitude towards women – something has gone very wrong"</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/@katiejagielnicka">Katie Jagielnicka</a>: <a target="_blank" href="https://thenoosphere.substack.com/p/gen-z-men-will-never-be-breadwinners">Gen Z Men Will Never Be Breadwinners</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://wearechildfree.com/hearth/"><strong>Join the waitlist for Hearth</strong></a><strong>, an intimate live programme for childfree women who are ready to stop carrying the questions alone, and start finding answers together. Coming soon from We are Childfree!</strong></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://wearechildfree.substack.com/subscribe">Support our mission of celebrating childfree lives by becoming a Dolly Patron.</a> You’ll get full-length episodes of the pod, access to all our beautiful portraits, exclusive BTS from our journey, and more!</p><p>Follow We are Childfree on <a target="_blank" href="https://wearechildfree.substack.com/">Substack</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/weare.childfree/">Instagram</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/c/WeareChildfree">YouTube</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@wearechildfree">TikTok</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/we-are-childfree/">LinkedIn</a>.</p><p>And find out more at <a target="_blank" href="https://wearechildfree.com/">wearechildfree.com</a></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to We are Childfree at <a href="https://wearechildfree.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">wearechildfree.substack.com/subscribe</a>

<p>Spoiler alert for Love Is Blind Season 10! And yes, we know he’s called Mike - but sometimes it’s hard to tell these guys apart 😅 Zoë dives deep into the toxic reality TV trope of “You’d be a great mom!” and reveals to James - and all of y’all - just how deep the pronatalist rabbit hole goes. You’re welcome? Seriously, we loved dissecting one of our guilty pleasures - if you enjoyed this too, let us know and we’ll do more eps like this!</p><p>Liz Plank never lies: <a target="_blank" href="https://lizplank.substack.com/p/love-is-blind-is-not-a-dating-show">Love Is Blind Is Not a Dating Show It’s a Nature Documentary.</a></p><p>Listen to <a target="_blank" href="https://wearechildfree.substack.com/p/taking-the-road-less-travelled-with-60e">Taking the road less-travelled, with 65-year-old clinical psychologist Shelley</a>.</p><p>Find out the problems with genetic testing, with this <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-0te8xhejo">Ill Conceived podcast on Surrogacy</a>.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://wearechildfree.com/hearth/">Join the waitlist for Hearth</a>, an intimate live programme for childfree women who are ready to stop carrying the questions alone, and start finding answers together. Coming soon from We are Childfree!</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://wearechildfree.substack.com/subscribe">Support our mission of celebrating childfree lives by becoming a Dolly Patron.</a> You’ll get full-length episodes of the pod, access to all our beautiful portraits, exclusive BTS from our journey, and more!</p><p>Follow We are Childfree on <a target="_blank" href="https://wearechildfree.substack.com/">Substack</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/weare.childfree/">Instagram</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/c/WeareChildfree">YouTube</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@wearechildfree">TikTok</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/we-are-childfree/">LinkedIn</a>.</p><p>And find out more at <a target="_blank" href="https://wearechildfree.com/">wearechildfree.com</a></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to We are Childfree at <a href="https://wearechildfree.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">wearechildfree.substack.com/subscribe</a>

<p>The podcast is back! Zoë and James check in from the Canary Islands, taking a break from our Childfree Elders Project to share some inspiration and hope from older icons 🙌 If you've ever wondered, "Will I regret not having children?", then this ep is for you!</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb1JbIpGm8k">Watch the video of this episode here</a>.</p><p>Check out our <a target="_blank" href="https://wearechildfree.com/elder-stories/">Childfree Elders Project</a> - share your story and help spread the word!</p><p>Learn how to look at your life with curiosity from <a target="_blank" href="https://wearechildfree.substack.com/p/ive-been-able-to-have-this-life-because">our beautiful portrait of the iconic Maria Coffey</a></p><p>Listen to <a target="_blank" href="https://wearechildfree.substack.com/p/dont-fear-regret-with-orna-donath-be0">Don’t fear regret, with Orna Donath</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://wearechildfree.substack.com/subscribe">Support our mission of celebrating childfree lives by becoming a Dolly Patron.</a> You’ll get full-length episodes of the pod, access to all our beautiful portraits, exclusive BTS from our journey, and more!Follow We are Childfree on <a target="_blank" href="https://wearechildfree.substack.com/">Substack</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/weare.childfree/">Instagram</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/c/WeareChildfree">YouTube</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@wearechildfree">TikTok</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/we-are-childfree/">LinkedIn</a>.</p><p>And find out more at <a target="_blank" href="https://wearechildfree.com/">wearechildfree.com</a></p><p></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to We are Childfree at <a href="https://wearechildfree.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">wearechildfree.substack.com/subscribe</a>

<p>Meet <a target="_blank" href="https://jodyday.substack.com/">Jody Day</a>, an icon, an inspiration, and a pioneer in creating community for non-parents 💝</p><p>From the episode:</p><p>- how Jody worked through her childless grief to feel as childfree as if she’d chosen it</p><p>- why everyone along the non-parent spectrum needs to unite to fight against the powers of pronatalism</p><p>- Alterkin, Jody’s innovative, in-person, intergenerational community of non-parents who vow to support each other as they age</p><p>We are Childfree is an independent podcast and we rely on community support to keep going. Please consider becoming a Dolly Patron, starting at €5 a month. You’ll get full episodes, exclusive portraits, access to the chat and free childfree stories straight to your inbox.</p><p>Help us get to 2000 members, to cover the costs of celebrating and supporting childfree lives for one more year! Find out how to become a Dolly Patron at <a target="_blank" href="http://wearechildfree.substack.com/">wearechildfree.substack.com</a></p><p>🔗 <strong>Links</strong></p><p>Find Jody at <a target="_blank" href="https://jodyday.substack.com/about">Gateway Elderwomen</a>  Book: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/21853680-selfish-shallow-and-self-absorbed">Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on The Decision Not To Have Kids</a> - edited by Meghan Daum Book: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49918598-the-baby-matrix">The Baby Matrix: Why Freeing Our Minds From Outmoded Thinking About Parenthood & Reproduction Will Create a Better World</a> - Laura Carroll Book: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.katbrownwrites.com/no-one-talks-about-this-stuff">No One Talks About This Stuff</a> - edited by Kat Brown</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to We are Childfree at <a href="https://wearechildfree.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">wearechildfree.substack.com/subscribe</a>

<p>We spill the childfree tea on the complicated feelings that come up when we find out our friends are pregnant. It’s something almost all of us will face at some point - so we surveyed the childfree community to get the truth about the topic!</p><p><br/>Then, in a re-released Ask WAC chat, we rally round a couple whose friend groups are now full of parents, with little time for anything but their kids. This is such a tricky problem, so we tapped the We are Childfree community hive mind for some stellar support and amazing advice!</p><p>If you’d like more support making and keeping friends, you can join Zoë and a small group of childfree cheerleaders for <a href="https://wearechildfree.com/navigating-friendships/">a live workshop to feel seen, supported, and connected - especially when your friendships are shifting</a> 🤗</p><p><br/><strong>Links</strong></p><p><a href="https://wearechildfree.com/navigating-friendships/"><strong>Childfree Cheer Camp Presents: Navigating Friendships</strong></a><strong> 🤗</strong></p><p>Survey: <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeA7BYobJa68uDbyril3qCwb9TBoGM8wMs88povksdDwpZvxw/viewform?usp=header">Navigating Friendships 🤗 Help us help you!</a></p><p>Podcast: <a href="https://claimingzero.buzzsprout.com/">Claiming Zero - Friendship Before and After Kids</a></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to We are Childfree at <a href="https://wearechildfree.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">wearechildfree.substack.com/subscribe</a>