The line that feminists neglected motherhood has become the standard entry point for arguments about why feminists shouldn’t neglect motherhood now. Yet mid-to-late twentieth-century feminist work on motherhood and mothering is rich and complex. To view it as failed or inadequate because other feminisms and other priorities became dominant risks replicating the matrophobic dynamics this feminism sought to challenge
The hard truth about breadwinning wives and masculinity is this: society has changed, but our expectations of men have not fully caught up. Men still feel pressure to provide. Women still tend to prefer higher-earning men. And couples still navigate outdated assumptions baked into modern relationships.
Fatherhood is in flux in many contemporary societies today. Over the last 75 years, women have entered the paid workforce en masse. Now that mothers are contributing income to their families, fathers’ role in childcare has increased, too. According to recent time diary studies, the average daily minutes that men spent in childcare have tripled since the 1960s.
Matrescence is the profound psychological, physical, emotional, and social transformation women undergo when becoming mothers—comparable to adolescence in scope. Despite being one of the most significant developmental transitions in adult life, it remains largely unnamed, unsupported, and misunderstood in professional environments.
In my work as a life consultant, I often speak with professional women who have recently married and become mothers. Particularly in the early years of raising children, it’s not unusual for these highly educated, successful women to find themselves challenged by the new burdens of domesticity.
This webinar represents a powerful testimony of individual and organizational transformation. Marleny Gil and Lorena Saavedra not only shared their stories of personal overcoming in the face of structural, cultural and social barriers, but they articulated a clear vision of how the mining industry can and should evolve.
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