Motherhood Is Not Rational - Sarah Haider

And some ideas to improve it.

Motherhood is sublime, motherhood is joyous, motherhood is an opportunity to transcend to another plane of existence, yes, yes, how profound, how lovely, how true. But the inescapable fact we must contend with in the age of falling fertility is this: In addition to all those beautiful but ineffable things, motherhood is also an enormous gamble with one’s health and financial security. In other words, motherhood is not rational. Given its risks, even for women who have reliable partners and financial security, delaying (when not outright rejecting) motherhood seems like the smart thing to…

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