Author: Sarah Baillie

Sarah Baillie is the population and sustainability organizer at the Center for Biological Diversity. Her video interview series, Contraception Conversations, helps raise awareness about the effects that our growing human population have on wildlife and the environment by normalizing conversations about family planning.

The Future of Sex Education

If it’s been years—or decades—since you started a new school year, you may be surprised to learn that some areas of high school curriculum haven’t evolved for the better since you roamed the halls of your alma mater. This is especially true when it comes to sex education.

Young people today are less likely to receive instruction on key sex-education topics than they were 25 years ago. To get a sense of what the future of sex ed might look like, I interviewed several professionals and students about their own sex ed experiences and their visions on how sex ed can be improved.

Women on Their Choice to be Child-Free

Women on Their Choice to Be Child-Free

World Contraception Day—September 26—was conceived (no pun intended) to improve awareness of all forms of contraception and help people make informed choice about their sexual and reproductive health. In honor of this important day, I interviewed women of multiple generations about their choice to be child-free.