"The fact that nearly one in five women does not have a child of her own is an enormous transformation from the past," said D'Vera Cohn, coauthor of the Pew report "More Women Without Children."
A look behind the numbers reveals more of what this trend reflects - a generation of women who are not necessarily choosing career over kids but rather finding that time has passed and their focus has been elsewhere. Women are starting businesses in record numbers, advancing in corporate arenas, and blazing career trails in male-dominated industries. They are the bulk of people getting advanced degrees, and they are getting married later in life. Many of these women say they are happy and fulfilled. Some are juggling as many time demands as me, a mother of three. Others have come to peace with their life's path.
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