This explosive book examines for the first time why successful women are not having children and are struggling to maintain relationships. Its startling conclusions will infuriate feminists and conservatives alike.
Nearly half of all highly educated, high-earning women are childless. The more successful the woman, the less likely it is that she will have a partner or a baby. For men, the opposite is true: the more successful a man is professionally, the more likely it is that he will be married with children.
These women have not chosen to be childless. Indeed, most of them yearn for a baby and have gone to extraordinary lengths to become pregnant, often derailing their careers in the process. However, 'Baby Hunger' reminds us that, despite the allure and apparent success of IVF treatment, only 3-5% of women aged 40 and above manage to conceive this way.
The business of having babies is eluding an entire generation of successful women: they can be astronauts, chief executives and politicians but they cannot be mothers. 'Baby Hunger' looks at why.
