Insight: July 19

Tonight Insight hears from men and women who made the choice not to have kids – what led to the decision, how family and friends reacted, and how they feel about the future.

Selfish. Career-driven. Don’t understand love. Missing out.

These are some of the comments people who choose not to have children hear. It’s one of the last taboos, and the decision can be met with disbelief, a chorus of, ‘you’ll change your mind’, or outright animosity – with women taking the brunt of the judgement.

Around one in four females won’t have a child, the number is thought to be higher amongst men. But despite the growing trend, there is little research into the reasons why, or separating the experiences of people who are childless from those who are childfree.

8:30pm Tuesday on SBS.