Word: motherhood
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Claudia Golden, the Lee professor of economics and the first woman to receive tenure in economics at Harvard, agreed that motherhood posed a serious challenge to gender parity in the academy. [SEE CORRECTION BELOW...
...dating, relationships, and even marriage. While Wellesley is highly tolerant of differing views on sexuality—and this is a wonderful thing—it is absurd to stereotype its student body as decadently promiscuous or choc full of lesbians uniformly hostile to stay-at-home motherhood...
...loves, make money, get married, raise a family, travel, cook, host parties, and still find time to go to yoga on Sundays. The full-time mother is equally well-educated, talented, ambitious, and perhaps will also pursue graduate degrees, but she wishes to channel her time and resources into motherhood, often relying on the financial success of her husband (in a heteronormative model...
...perhaps she had missed a turn on her way to a very chic commune. While her look indeed turned heads, conspicuous for its anti-glamour, in a way it made more sense than the alternative. After all, with her philanthropy and travels through Africa and emphasis on family values, motherhood and global awareness, wouldn't it have been a glaring clash to be flashy...
Which is understandable. Parenting is tough and often lonely. Subordinating one's self is especially fraught for women, who historically often lost their identities in marriage and motherhood. Moms and dads can be unique, creative individuals after they have kids. It's being a unique, creative individual through your kids that's disturbing. Pierce whatever body part you want, having a kid is not alternative: it's been the norm since we stopped reproducing by division. And while toddlers may love punk rock, they crave routine and predictability...