Episode 10: The Politics of SAHMs

In this episode of the podcast, Em and Liz talk about where stay-at-home mothers fit (or don’t) into a feminist paradigm. 

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EPISODE REFERENCES

Cohn, D’Vera et al. “Chapter 2: Stay-at-Home Mothers by Demographic Group.” Pew Research Center, 8 Apr. 2014, https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2014/04/08/chapter-2-stay-at-home-mothers-by-demographic-group/. Accessed 5 Oct. 2020. 

Collins, Lois M. “Rich and Poor Married Moms are More Likely to Stay At Home With the Kids, But for Entirely Different Reasons.” Deseret News, 24 Jan. 2019, https://www.deseret.com/2019/1/24/20664077/rich-and-poor-married-moms-are-more-likely-to-stay-at-home-with-the-kids-but-for-entirely-different. Accessed 5 Oct. 2020. 

Cooper, Marianne. “Mothers’ Careers Are at Extraordinary Risk Right Now: The Conditions of Teleworking Combined with Increased Child-Care Demands Are a Perfect Storm for Bias Against Working Mothers.” The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2020, https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/10/pandemic-amplifying-bias-against-working-mothers/616565/. Accessed 5 Oct. 2020. 

Jacobs, Jerry A. Jacobs and Kathleen Gersen. “ Unpacking Americans’ Views of the Employment of Mothers and Fathers Using National Vignette Survey Data: SWS Presidential Address.” Gender and Society, Jun. 2016, vol. 30, no. 3, https://www.jstor.org/stable/24756180. Accessed 5 Oct. 2020.

Marks, Lynne. “Feminism and Stay-At-Home Motherhood: Some Critical Reflections and Implications For Mothers on Social Assistance.” Atlantis, vol. 28. no. 2, 2004, pp.73-83,  https://core.ac.uk/reader/322497760. Accessed 5 Oct. 2020. 

Milkie, Melissa et al. “More Time Isn’t Always Better For Your Kids.” The Washington Post,  7 Apr. 2015, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/04/07/no-more-time-isnt-always-better-for-your-kids/. Accessed 5 Oct. 2020.