# Event Details

- **Event Name**: "Opting Out?" Narratives of Non-Motherhood in our Era of Demographic Change
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 17 Mar, 2026 at 12:30 pm – Tue, 17 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Event Description**: How and why do some individuals end up without children, and how are their paths to childlessness shaped by country context and gender?About this EventBring your lunch and enjoy some snacks with the SPPGA community as Sociology Assistant Professor Holly Hummer provides a thought-provoking lunchtime talk that will draw on interview data with women in Japan and the United States who never had children for various reasons.Speaker:Dr. Holly Hummer is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of British Columbia. Her research focuses on the social mechanisms shaping individuals’ family and work pathways, particularly in our era of low fertility rates. Much of her current work examines women’s childlessness in various postindustrial contexts such as the United States and Japan. She primarily uses qualitative methods, such as in-depth interviews in multiple languages, to capture the complexities inherent in reproductive and employment experiences and decisions.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/vancouver/opting-out-narratives-of-non-motherhood-in-our-era-of-demographic-change/100001981392224481
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Vancouver
- **state**: BC
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: CK Choi Building - Room 120
- **lat**: 49.26721550000001
- **long**: -123.2579147
- **full address**: CK Choi Building - Room 120, 1855 West Mall, Vancouver, Canada

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is "Opting Out?" Narratives of Non-Motherhood in our Era of Demographic Change being held?
  - **A:** "Opting Out?" Narratives of Non-Motherhood in our Era of Demographic Change takes place on Tue, 17 Mar, 2026 at 12:30 pm to Tue, 17 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm at CK Choi Building - Room 120, 1855 West Mall, Vancouver, Canada.
- **Q**: Who is organizing "Opting Out?" Narratives of Non-Motherhood in our Era of Demographic Change?
  - **A:** "Opting Out?" Narratives of Non-Motherhood in our Era of Demographic Change is organized by UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs.

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