Osna.FMThe German trade union federation (DGB) has strongly criticized the plans of Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU), which seek to raise contributions for childless... https://news.osna.fm/?p=47889 | #news #care #childless #contributions #dgb
Christos Pantazis, the SPD Parliamentary Group's health policy spokesperson, has publicly indicated openness to raising the long-term care insurance contributio... https://news.osna.fm/?p=47853 | #news #care #childless #contribution #expert
Keira (She/Her)A friend told me she's pregnant today. I'm very excited for her, she's wanted another kid for a long time, and I love a baby so I'm looking forward to meeting the little person when they're here.
And it was always really upsetting for me, bringing up childless grief that I had thought was behind me. Big ugly cry.
To be fair, I also thought new baby announcements were behind my mostly 40+ cohort. I'll be fine, I have space for both. But I'm a little raw.
Just sharing because I try to make a little space for the #childlessNotByChoice experience here, as it's often hidden.
In response to the enormous financial deficits within the long-term care insurance system, Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) is planning reforms that wi... https://news.osna.fm/?p=47709 | #news #care #caring #childless #citizens
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Centre for Population Change“Arguably, childbearing has become more of a privilege," says CPC-CG member Ann Berrington in a new article in The Telegraph, with CG member Charlie McCurdy agreeing that for many young people, even if they want children, "they feel like they can't afford them."
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/05/06/having-a-big-family-is-now-the-preserve-of-the-rich/
#demography #fertility #childless #childfree #family #kids #fertilitydecline #youngpeople #millennials #costofliving #havingchildren
📽️ Catch up on our latest #CPCCGWebinar recording to hear about new research on how Universal Credit reshapes #youngadults ' #livingarrangements, with #youngpeople significantly more likely to live with their #parents as a result of #UniversalCredit. The impact is concentrated among #unmarried #childless individuals, both men and women, and among young men who are most disadvantaged in the #labourmarket.
By Jan Einhoff #MPIDR and Vincent Ramos, University of #Southampton https://youtu.be/ImsVUa1pPOY?si=gtqwHYLrsdwD_CdK
Welfare retrenchment and the familization of young adults' living arrangements - J Einhoff & V Ramos
earthlingTsachkhuri, #Georgia
Pilgrims, including childless couples carrying toy cradles participate in the Tsachkhuroba pilgrimage to the hillside Archangel monastery. Pilgrims pray for God’s for mercy and for a child. Thousands joined the 3 km uphill monastery procession in an annual fertility pilgrimage, happening on Thursday of the week following Orthodox Easter.
Photograph: Giorgi Arjevanidze/AFP/Getty Images
Professor Ann Berrington discusses how concerns about the future and subjective worries are important in predicting future #fertility - our CPC-CG Policy Briefing 'Intending to remain #childless: Are concerns about #climatechange and #overpopulation the cause?' explores findings from the UK #Survey of the #Generations & #Gender Programme: https://www.cpc.ac.uk/res/docs/PB72_Intending_to__remain_childless_are_concerns_about_climate_change_and_overpopulation_the_cause.pdf
➡️ Find out more about the research mentioned in the article: #Economic uncertainty and intentions to remain #childless: #Macroeconomic worries or individual-level #economicuncertainty ?, by Ann, with Bernice Kuang and Brienna Perelli-Harris: https://www.cpc.ac.uk/res/docs/WP_109_Economic_uncertainty_and_intentions_to_remain_childless.pdf
