12 Boss Women Who Are Over 40, Child-Free & Thriving

It’s no secret that there is an expectation for women to have families at some point in their lives. By a certain age, we all get hit with those questions or comments about when we plan to start having kids. But for some women, their dreams and goals are rooted more in their careers. Others may be waiting for the right person or simply living life on their own terms. 

Here are some of our favorite stars over 40 who are child-free and still doing the d-mn thing. 

1. Mya, 45 

Mya is currently 45 and is one celebrity who has never been married or had kids. She’s well aware that the world has questions about if she wants to be married or become a mother. In 2020, she mentioned on The Morning Hustle that having children wasn’t a desire yet. 

“I have not had the baby bug yet. It hasn’t kicked in for me. it hasn’t been there for me. I don’t know,” she said. “I mean I have fur babies. I have some godchildren, nieces and nephews. But having kids hasn’t kicked in for me. I’m sure it will but I’m still on my hustle, I’m still on my grind.” 

Four years later, she did an interview for Way Up With Angela Yee where she explained how being celibate for seven years gave her clarity. “It shifted my mindset. It was no longer a focus. The rush to be in a relationship, the rush to be married, the rush to be in something because that’s what you’re taught to do, to have kids or procreate. I think there’s a lot of pressure on women to be able to do that,” she revealed at the 23:39 mark.