"Huge love to all those who mother in other ways than having children. Teachers, carers, animal lovers, nurses and doctors, friends, artists. The list is of course endless as we all nurture, care, love and protect in our unique ways." Miranda Hart

I've been researching femicide and recently wrote a thread on 120 girls and women killed between 1980 - 1995. This thread is for the below 51 girls and women killed between 1970 - 1979 in Ireland. Some of the lenient sentences handed out to killers were a complete travesty. /1

My secret to getting through this year is every time I felt stressed I looked at this screenshot of baby gromit and it 100% worked - this has been a very productive 12 months. I gift it to you on one of the last working weeks of 2023, use it wisely

"Because I'm child-free, I have friends who are not mothers and I've never heard one child-free woman say that she regrets not having kids. For me, having kids would have been giving in to what society tells women they have to do." Candace Bushnell

Just a thought: when they say family-friendly movies, it's implied they are children-friendly. Someone should do a list of movies to watch with elderly parents at Christmas, if there is no children around. I will go first: Troll on #Netflix. Any more suggestions?

It’s not uncommon for family expectations to clash with personal choices and finding a way to communicate effectively can be difficult. Oh yes. theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

Check out my ePoster on #malebroodiness Drop by for a chat during the 13.40 to 14.05 hrs poster walk #Fertility2024 api.ltb.io/show/ABYIO #eposters #fertilityconference Check out the book too: signed copies available!

Depressing that bigots only mention Ashling's name to advance their hatred and intolerance. Actually hers seems the only name they even know but there's a fair few anniversaries of murdered women in January. A thread about anniversaries. Moreover, a thread about agency. /1

Congratulations Nicole! I'm so thrilled for you & cannot wait to read Others Like Me: The Lives of Women Without Children! Nicole Louie #WomenWithoutChildren #childfree

Join us for our annual International Women's Day event on Tues March 5, 6:30pm, Savoy Hotel. This year we celebrate 'Difficult Women'. The event is free but you must have a ticket in order to attend. Book your ticket via Eventbrite: eventbrite.ie/e/internationa… #IWD2024 #IWD #Limerick

‘Whether a woman is childless by choice or by chance, #MothersDay can stir up a lot of negative feelings and emotions. If a woman you love doesn’t have children, Mother’s Day is an important time to be aware of her feelings.’ intermountainhealthcare.org/blogs/supporti… #AWOC #MoreThanYouThink

As I said 2 years ago when (M)otherhood came out- 'The world keeps asking so much of mothers but never what society can do for mothers in return.' I have written so much about this panic around 'falling fertility' that I am exhausted now as it keeps cropping up again and again,

🔍 'When are you having kids?' 💬 'But who will look after you when you get older?' ⏰ 'You’ll change your mind' We’re talking all about the experiences of childfree women in our latest episode with Caroline Magennis, Margaret O Connor and Laura Kennedy irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-w…

Thank you for a lovely catch-up about the lives of women without children, Louise McSharry 🙏🏻🎙️🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/366qAB…