Population Balance
@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
Animal rights are the next frontier of civil rights. Jeff Kerr, PETA’s longtime Chief Legal Officer, leads the organization’s bold, precedent-setting legal strategy. Jeff fights to secure legal recognition of animals as beings with inviolable rights.
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www.populationbalance.org/podcast/jeff...
November 20, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Animal rights are the next frontier of civil rights. Jeff Kerr, PETA’s longtime Chief Legal Officer, leads the organization’s bold, precedent-setting legal strategy. Jeff fights to secure legal recognition of animals as beings with inviolable rights.
www.populationbalance.org/podcast/jeff...
www.populationbalance.org/podcast/jeff...
We just finished a debate on low fertility explaining why we must not fear falling birthrates, and we won by an overwhelming majority of votes! #ICFP2025
November 4, 2025 at 10:19 PM
We just finished a debate on low fertility explaining why we must not fear falling birthrates, and we won by an overwhelming majority of votes! #ICFP2025
Excited to have our ED, Nandita Bajaj, invited to the #ICFP2025 in Bogotá, to help debunk the fears around declining fertility rates.
We will be participating in a dynamic debate where we will shine a light on why this low fertility trend is a triumph for women's rights and for ecological balance.
We will be participating in a dynamic debate where we will shine a light on why this low fertility trend is a triumph for women's rights and for ecological balance.
November 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Excited to have our ED, Nandita Bajaj, invited to the #ICFP2025 in Bogotá, to help debunk the fears around declining fertility rates.
We will be participating in a dynamic debate where we will shine a light on why this low fertility trend is a triumph for women's rights and for ecological balance.
We will be participating in a dynamic debate where we will shine a light on why this low fertility trend is a triumph for women's rights and for ecological balance.
We are in #Colombia attending the #ICFP2025, where we will shine a light on the missing connections between pronatalism, #population, and #overshoot. We will participate in a dynamic debate to explore the implications of declining fertility rates over the coming decades. tinyurl.com/3k57f7e6
November 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
We are in #Colombia attending the #ICFP2025, where we will shine a light on the missing connections between pronatalism, #population, and #overshoot. We will participate in a dynamic debate to explore the implications of declining fertility rates over the coming decades. tinyurl.com/3k57f7e6
The one-child family is becoming the fastest-growing family size in many countries. @susannewmanphd.bsky.social, author of Just One, shares the research challenging myths that only children are lonely, selfish, or spoiled.
Listen to this episode 👉🏼 www.populationbalance.org/podcast/susa...
Listen to this episode 👉🏼 www.populationbalance.org/podcast/susa...
October 31, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The one-child family is becoming the fastest-growing family size in many countries. @susannewmanphd.bsky.social, author of Just One, shares the research challenging myths that only children are lonely, selfish, or spoiled.
Listen to this episode 👉🏼 www.populationbalance.org/podcast/susa...
Listen to this episode 👉🏼 www.populationbalance.org/podcast/susa...
Distraught by her infertility diagnosis, Pamela pursued the IVF pathway. It left her traumatized. Determined to expose the exploitative practices of the fertility industry, she founded the “silent sorority” community.
Listen to her story www.populationbalance.org/beyond-prona...
Listen to her story www.populationbalance.org/beyond-prona...
October 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Distraught by her infertility diagnosis, Pamela pursued the IVF pathway. It left her traumatized. Determined to expose the exploitative practices of the fertility industry, she founded the “silent sorority” community.
Listen to her story www.populationbalance.org/beyond-prona...
Listen to her story www.populationbalance.org/beyond-prona...
A global war against animals is driven by capitalist exploitation and profit. Dinesh Wadiwel,author of Animals and Capital and The War Against Animals, shows how capitalism treats animals as commodities, raw materials, and self-reproducing labor.
Listen here www.populationbalance.org/podcast/dine...
Listen here www.populationbalance.org/podcast/dine...
October 15, 2025 at 12:38 AM
A global war against animals is driven by capitalist exploitation and profit. Dinesh Wadiwel,author of Animals and Capital and The War Against Animals, shows how capitalism treats animals as commodities, raw materials, and self-reproducing labor.
Listen here www.populationbalance.org/podcast/dine...
Listen here www.populationbalance.org/podcast/dine...
Mandy entered an arranged marriage where her decision to remain childfree was first accepted but later challenged. Today, Mandy lives happily childfree, courageously embracing a life true to her authentic self.
www.populationbalance.org/beyond-prona...
www.populationbalance.org/beyond-prona...
October 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Mandy entered an arranged marriage where her decision to remain childfree was first accepted but later challenged. Today, Mandy lives happily childfree, courageously embracing a life true to her authentic self.
www.populationbalance.org/beyond-prona...
www.populationbalance.org/beyond-prona...
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.
October 2, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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.
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.
September 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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.
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...
September 25, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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...
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...
September 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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...
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...
Listen to her story www.populationbalance.org/beyond-prona...
September 10, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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...
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.
September 8, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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.
B (who wants to remain anonymous) reveals why societal collapse — in the form of a stair-step decline with sharp drops — is inevitable, and how to strategically leverage our influence to minimize suffering. www.populationbalance.org/podcast/the-...
August 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
B (who wants to remain anonymous) reveals why societal collapse — in the form of a stair-step decline with sharp drops — is inevitable, and how to strategically leverage our influence to minimize suffering. www.populationbalance.org/podcast/the-...
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...
Read more www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
August 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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...
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.
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August 6, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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.
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www.ipsnews.net/2025/08/clim...
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Bribes won't convince women to have babies they don’t want, and coercive laws like abortion bans are triggering a form of protest from women who refuse to have babies in such an environment.
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🔗 worldcrunch.com/culture-soci...
August 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Bribes won't convince women to have babies they don’t want, and coercive laws like abortion bans are triggering a form of protest from women who refuse to have babies in such an environment.
🔗 worldcrunch.com/culture-soci...
🔗 worldcrunch.com/culture-soci...
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.
July 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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.
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."
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July 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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...
www.msn.com/en-us/lifest...
#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.
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July 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
#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_...
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.” www.newsweek.com/couple-kids-...
July 23, 2025 at 12:47 AM
"Kids deserve to be wanted, not brought into the world because parents feel like having kids is something they're supposed to do.” www.newsweek.com/couple-kids-...
#Pronatalism has been the realm of right-wing, anti-choice ideologies. But now, with declining fertility rates, so-called “progressives” are jumping on the pronatalist bandwagon.
Progressivism is about expanding rights, not about pressuring women to have more babies
🔗 msmagazine.com/2025/07/18/p...
Progressivism is about expanding rights, not about pressuring women to have more babies
🔗 msmagazine.com/2025/07/18/p...
July 22, 2025 at 1:20 AM
#Pronatalism has been the realm of right-wing, anti-choice ideologies. But now, with declining fertility rates, so-called “progressives” are jumping on the pronatalist bandwagon.
Progressivism is about expanding rights, not about pressuring women to have more babies
🔗 msmagazine.com/2025/07/18/p...
Progressivism is about expanding rights, not about pressuring women to have more babies
🔗 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 🔗 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Read more 🔗 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
July 20, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Once women are able to choose the number and timing of their births, they are never going back.
Read more 🔗 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Read more 🔗 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 society’s expectations.
July 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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 society’s expectations.