Infertility is a socially stigmatized affliction, and so its presence in our society is understated.
It's not helped by celebrities having children well past their expected child-bearing ages, and pretending it was a non-IVF pregnancy.
I'm sorry but what kind of bubble of misinformation do you live in FFS?
Women are aware of what a period is and the connection to eggs when they start, they are aware of what menopause is, they are aware that eggs become less fertile with age.
This is common knowledge across the major Commonwealth countries (UK, Canada, Australia).
I'm not sure what your authority is to speak so authoritively and yet incorrectly for women at large particularly as it appears you had an actual university education in Canada but, seriously, check your circle .. and if if it's reinforcing your notions then consider having a wider and better informed circle and look to why it lives in a bubble.
I’m not sure why you’d love to see bubbles and “misinformation” here.
Maybe, but they aren't that aware of the timelines involved like I said in a sibling comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34386625#34387391
> I'm not sure what your authority is to speak so authoritively and yet incorrectly for women at large particularly as it appears you had an actual university education in Canada but, seriously, check your circle .. and if if it's reinforcing your notions then consider having a wider and better informed circle and look to why it lives in a bubble.
It's not really a bubble, it's popular culture constantly reinforcing the notion that a woman only needs to think about families in their mid-30s.
All the most popular (and watched) shows over the last 30 years that are aimed at 20s-30s almost always show people searching for and finding their life partner in their mid-30s.
In reality, if a woman hasn't made up her mind by age 30-32, then her time is very short.