Ayşegül Aracı-İyiaydın

A woman but not a mother: social regulation and the experiences of voluntarily childless women in Türkiye.

Voluntary childlessness remains a socially contested life choice in pronatalist contexts where womanhood is strongly associated with motherhood. This study examines how voluntarily childless women in Türkiye experience social expectations, normative judgements, and emotionally framed persuasion within the broader frame...