@popnbalance.bsky.social
We inspire narrative, behavioral, and system change that shrinks our human impact. We envision a future where our footprint is in balance with life on Earth, enabling all species to thrive
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Jane Goodall, a tireless advocate for people, animals and the planet. An outspoken advocate for a smaller and thriving human population that is in balance with all life on Earth, Dr. Goodall leaves behind an immeasurable legacy of compassion and service.
02.10.2025 10:05 β π 1 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
In the midst of so many challenges, is pushing women to produce more children really our top priority? How about we simply stop exploiting women no matter the circumstances? Thanks to Riley Fanning of the @newyorker.com for capturing so perfectly the irony of our current media and political focus.
27.09.2025 16:03 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Bound by the same upbringing, Rebecca remained very close to her sister. Awakening to feminism and the planetary crisis together, they both decided to not have children. Today, Rebecca and her sister live together as each other's chosen life partners www.populationbalance.org/beyond-prona...
25.09.2025 20:26 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Shrishtee Bajpai, from Global Tapestry of Alternatives,reveals how local struggles for self-determination connect across cultures and what is being done to weave a 'pluriverse' of possibilities rooted in social and ecological justice www.populationbalance.org/podcast/shri...
17.09.2025 22:04 β π 5 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Raised in a conservative Indian family, Sneha knew from an early age that she didn't want to have a biological child. She rejected the patriarchal expectations of procreation and marriage and embraced her own path.
Listen to her story www.populationbalance.org/beyond-prona...
We face swift judgement if we decide not to have children, even though this decision is the most consequential of our lives. More and more people are rejecting these judgments and expectations to follow their true dreams.
08.09.2025 20:23 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Trumpβs cuts mean that every week nearly one million women and girls worldwide will be denied contraceptive care, potentially costing them their lives.
Read more π www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
A thought-provoking personal perspective from @popnbalance.bsky.social.
"While human overpopulation is not the only factor driving ecological overshoot, it is the most neglected one, and the factor that intensifies every crisis confronting us."
Birthrates are falling across the world. This is not cause for alarm, but should be celebrated as a natural consequence of women having reproductive choice. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
27.08.2025 19:12 β π 6 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
B (who wants to remain anonymous) reveals why societal collapse β in the form of a stair-step decline with sharp drops β is inevitable, and how to strategically leverage our influence to minimize suffering. www.populationbalance.org/podcast/the-...
19.08.2025 22:36 β π 5 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Having children should always be a carefully considered decision, and a possible life path that is one option among many.
Read more www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
International climate reparations are a step in the direction of climate justice. But they do not address the underlying driver of vast international, intergenerational and interspecies injustice: ecological overshoot.
Read more π
www.ipsnews.net/2025/08/clim...
Bribes won't convince women to have babies they donβt want, and coercive laws like abortion bans are triggering a form of protest from women who refuse to have babies in such an environment.
π worldcrunch.com/culture-soci...
Delighted to share this good discussion between friends Nandita Bajaj @popnbalance.bsky.social & Florence Blondel @florenceblondel.bsky.social on population angst/ #coercivepronatalism stoked by #farright patriarchal drivers of social/economic growth youtu.be/WBdJ4QZ-kc4 @endovershoot.bsky.social π
24.07.2025 23:43 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
The development of contraceptive technologies has been absolutely central to the empowerment and liberation of women from the burdens of unwanted pregnancy and motherhood. But IUDs and hormonal birth control also have significant side effects for many women.
29.07.2025 13:40 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
This childfree woman faced backlash at work simply for talking about her tubal ligation. Yet, as she notes, "everyone else talks about pregnancy, daycare, baby poop, and IVF constantly."
www.msn.com/en-us/lifest...
One of these viewpoints by the ED of @popnbalance.bsky.social, Nadiata Bajaj, cuts to the core of population denialism: #pronatalism. That is what my book, #TheBabyMatrix is all about. amzn.to/4km3GbB
02.07.2025 15:34 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0π± Population Balance (@popnbalance.bsky.social) is one of the few voices saying it plainly: a smaller human footprint is the only path to lasting ecological balance. #Pronatalism #EcologicalJustice #Childfree
Thank you for hosting Joe's story. Hear it below:
Excellent topic on @popnbalance.bsky.social 's latest podcast: www.populationbalance.org/podcast/samu... #overshoot #overpopulation
08.07.2025 15:58 β π 6 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
Delighted to share this good discussion between my friends/ colleagues Nandita Bajaj @popnbalance.bsky.social & Florence Blondel @florenceblondel.bsky.social on how population angst/ #coercivepronatalism are stoked by far-right patriarchal drivers of social/economic growth. youtu.be/WBdJ4QZ-kc4?...
24.07.2025 23:37 β π 10 π 3 π¬ 2 π 0
#EarthOvershootDay Today humanity has used everything Earth can regenerate for the entire year.What we spend is not borrowed from the future,there is no banking system that lends us "resources" and to which we pay interest.What we degrade is lost in our time scale.
www.instagram.com/p/DMfpSVOMH_...
"Kids deserve to be wanted, not brought into the world because parents feel like having kids is something they're supposed to do.β www.newsweek.com/couple-kids-...
23.07.2025 00:47 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1
#Pronatalism has been the realm of right-wing, anti-choice ideologies. But now, with declining fertility rates, so-called βprogressivesβ are jumping on the pronatalist bandwagon.
Progressivism is about expanding rights, not about pressuring women to have more babies
π msmagazine.com/2025/07/18/p...
Once women are able to choose the number and timing of their births, they are never going back.
Read more π www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Pronatalist pressures to have children are so powerful and everpresent, many of us cannot even tell what our true reproductive desires are. And if we can, those pressures cause us to second guess ourselves if we do not conform to societyβs expectations.
20.07.2025 11:01 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A chance conversation blew open the door regarding societal expectations around relationships,sex, and conventional measures of success. #Childfree, single, and celibate, Pip lives an independent, authentic, and joyful life with her family of two rescue dogs
www.populationbalance.org/beyond-prona...
Starting at about 1:10 in, ED of @popnbalance.bsky.social Nandita Bajaj speaks to the roots of #pronatalism 5000 years ago and since. Yes, it has been with us for that long. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBdJ... To dive into pronatalism and more, see my book, #TheBabyMatrix amzn.to/4nKeGm1
12.07.2025 15:03 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
An article by our friend and advisor Eileen Crist.
In order to justify the annihilation of animals and nature, we make ourselves into gods and them into nothing.
Read more π blog.ecologicalcitizen.net/2025/07/11/r...
Today marks #WorldPopulationDay, a day that reminds us of the urgent need to scale back the devastating impact of our growing numbers on the planet.
We are committed to reclaiming the population discussion as central to feminism, human rights, animal protection, and ecology.
