Are We Witnessing a Birth Strike? with Jenny Brown

It is time to revalue the unpaid labor of childrearing, says Jenny Brown—feminist organizer and author of Birth Strike: The Hidden Fight Over Women's Work. In the episode we discuss:

-Jenny’s background campaigning for birth control access led to her deciding to write her book, Birth Strike.

-Ominous insights into the forces that led to the overturning of Roe v. Wade roughly a year after we recorded this interview.

-Abortion being legalized during the post-war “baby boom” of 1955-1975—a time when politicians were concerned about overpopulation.

-Why the founder of the official “Birth Strike movement” changed their message in 2020 to better reflect their environmental stance (not having kids in protest to conditions NOT as a comment on overpopulation).

-The systemic issues behind the current spontaneous “birth strike” being staged by women without kids globally.

-The impact of witnessing our mothers’ struggle on the procreative outcomes of modern women without kids.

-The roots of the Covid childcare crisis, and why this had been a long time coming.

-The policy change and ideological shifts that would enable more people to confidently embark on the path of parenthood.

-Why higher wages across the caregiving spectrum, and higher status being given to these jobs, are essential for the thriving of future generations.

-Jenny’s obvious, clear-cut solutions to the issue of the aging population!

You can learn more about Jenny Brown and her work and order your copy of Birth Strike HERE and follow her on Twitter HERE.

You can pre-order your copy of Women Without Kids: The Revolutionary Rise of an Unsung Sisterhood HERE—and enter your order number to receive a free book club guide and be entered into a prize draw to win a limited edition tote.