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Brilliant Jenni MurrayLiberating, intoxicating Zoe WilliamsWhy, after decades of social progress, is motherhood still so much harder than it needs to beBefore they become mothers, women are repeatedly reminded that their biological clock is ticking. Once pregnant, a womans body becomes public property: she is patronised, panicked, and forbidden from exercising her autonomy. In labour, womens wishes are overridden, resulting in potentially life-changing injuries and trauma.When the baby comes home, women begin a life of pay cuts, lost job opportunities, heavier housework, unequal emotional loads, and judgement from all sides. State support and family networks have fallen away, and mothers are censured for every choice they make if they are given real choices at all.In this searing and vital book, Eliane Glaser asks why mothers are idealised, yet treated so poorly; why campaigns for mothers have become so unfashionable; and what we need to do to shift the needle and improve the business of child-rearing for everyone.
The book investigates why motherhood remains disproportionately difficult despite decades of social progress. Eliane Glaser examines the societal and systemic challenges mothers face, from the patronizing attitudes during pregnancy to the loss of autonomy in childbirth and the unequal burdens of domestic labor and childcare post-birth. The book critiques the idealization of mothers versus their actual treatment, questioning the decline in advocacy for mothers' needs and proposing solutions to improve the child-rearing experience for all.
The book is lauded for its searing and vital examination of the challenges inherent in modern motherhood. Reviewers highlight its liberation and intoxicating perspective on why, after decades of social progress, motherhood remains so much harder than it needs to be. The author's critical inquiry into the societal treatment of mothers, from pregnancy through to post-birth, is noted as particularly impactful. It prompts a necessary re-evaluation of how society supports and values mothers, suggesting a need for significant shifts to improve the child-rearing experience.
Page Count:
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Publication Date:
2021-01-01
Publisher:
Fourth Estate
ISBN-10:
0008311889
ISBN-13:
9780008311889
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