9780008311889
Motherhood
Parenting styles and practices have varied hugely in different places, and over time, along with the advice. This can be hugely liberating for parents who worry that there is a single correct way, and the fact that attitudes have emerged out of specific historical circumstances (and hand in hand with underlying agendas), enables us to take them with a large pinch of salt. Motherhood calls for a new feminist motherhood, one that employs comradeship, tolerance, and acceptance. Eliane Glaser argues that how we approach motherhood fundamentally needs to change: from adjustments so that mothers can work school hours to addressing the isolation that so many working mothers feel when they go on maternity leave. We will only change the structure of work and increase fathers' participation once we debunk prevailing myths about the women being the rightful primary carers, and deconstruct the culture of childcare perfection.
  • Publisher: 4th Estate
  • Publication date: 27/05/2021
  • ISBN: 9780008311889
  • Page extent: 240
  • Format: Hardback
  • Dimensions: 221 mm x 143 mm
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