in overnew book, tanya wrote her book, and michelle horton, from her site, early mama.com. michelle had a baby at age 22, and was inspired to write about her experiences of the reality woman. >>> and anyone independent journalist who has decided not to have children, and feels the societal pressures because of her choices. so thank you for being here, and motherhood, you're judged 23 you're just a mom, and you're judged if you juggle motherhood with a full-time career, and you're judged if you don't have kids. how did women get into such a predicament, we're darned if we do and darned if we don't. >> part of the problem is, in the 70s, women still had to fit into a world that was constructed largely by and for men's needs and men's schedules, so women face the struggle of having to choose between motherhood and career, and i personally feel that's one of the greatest injections that women still hav -- injustices that women still have to make that choice. women were intrinsically designed, whether they became mothers or not, and what was a great benefit for my generation and