Why Do Women Panic When Their Biological Clock Ticks?

As dating, courtship and marriage rituals are increasingly threatened by the online matching trends that provide a Mr. or Ms. Right-Now, more women are surprised by the sudden loud ticking of their biological clock. Indeed, biology and society have created a mandate that to be fulfilled, a woman must procreate. Today's guest, Melanie Holmes, challenges this. She's the author of the award-winning book, The Female Assumption: A Mother's Story, Freeing Women from the View that Motherhood is a Mandate. She explores the assumption that every woman wants to, should, or will be able to become a mother... and looks at the other options a woman has to be fulfilled. Perhaps the ticking clock means you need to overcome your fear of intimacy and find a good man to start a family with, or perhaps it means the time has come for some other path. Today's show will help men and women decide what's right for them.