In planning family and careers, young Sikh American women say balancing act is their own

In planning family and careers, young Sikh American women say balancing act is their own

(RNS) — The questions that researcher Pavita Singh asked her interview subjects were those any young woman might be pondering: Do you want kids or children? When? With whom?  But the women in Singh’s study — 30 Sikh Americans between 18 to 24 years of age — answered these questions in ways that showed how their plans around having children balance the future of their faith tradition with the rhythms of modern American life. In academic terms, Si…