Women challenge the ‘childless cat lady’ cliche

"A bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices that they've made and so they want to make the rest of the country miserable, too." This statement was made by then-Senate-candidate and current Republican candidate for vice president of the United States J.D. Vance, who, in order to bash Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, has reintroduced into the public debate the antiquated sexist trope of the old lady who only gets along with cats (he's even advocated that those without children should pay more taxes and have reduced voting rights).

That didn't go down well. Millions of women around the world reacted strongly, including celebrities such as singer-songwriter Taylor Swift and actress Jennifer Aniston. With them are Lisa, Areti, Myrto, Anna and so many other women who do not have children and share their daily lives with...