parenting
Baby Savior: Motherhood Is Not a Form of Redemption for Career Women
Pop culture’s preoccupation with fixing single, aging career women seems to have expanded over the last three decades.
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Popaganda: Queering Family Values
“Family values” has been co-opted by right-wing folks. But what the hell! Feminists have strong values, and we have strong families, too. On today’s episode, we’re queering family values. For a lot of queer folks, the traditional concept of family is wrought with complicated feelings—a lot of blood... Read more »
The Nan Show: How Nannies Rewrote the Rules on TV Parenting
The experiences of nannies that are omitted from pop culture tell us as much about the current state of childcare in America as do the types of nannies and parents that are portrayed.
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Object Lessons: “The Act” and the Ethics of Consuming True Crime
The interest in consuming true crime isn’t matched by an obligation to discuss the ethical implications of doing so.
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Parent Trap: Why Mother’s and Father’s Day Still Aren’t Playing Their Cards Right
Mother’s and Father’s Day continue to do the cultural work of reinforcing popular notions of gendered parenting.
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Bumped Off: What Will It Take to Destigmatize Teen Motherhood?
Young moms from less privileged backgrounds, as well as teen moms of color like me, are still waiting for positive reflections of ourselves on TV.
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If Mama’s Free: Abolitionist Blues for Liberation
Black mamas are sitting in prison awaiting trial for being too free.
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Mothers of Contention: For Female Authors, Parenthood and Legitimacy Are Still Linked
There’s a distinction between asking someone to understand that your experience is different from hers and asking her to accept that your experience is better.
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Women Do the Majority of the Family Care. Can We Get Some Paid Leave?
More than two-thirds of the American public agrees that paid family leave should be available to all workers, even if they disagree about how it should be paid for.
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Family Matters: "Good Talk" Offers a Panacea for the Worst of Times
For a country obsessed with the national “conversation about race,” Mira Jacob’s graphic memoir, Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations, offers an illustration of all the ways it can go right—and wrong.
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