motherhood

TikTok’s Domestic Dream: Stay-at-Home Moms

Karla D. Galvan, The University of Texas at San Antonio

TikTok stay-at-home moms construct a narrative of domestic bliss, perfect parenting, and enviable lifestyles that shapes perceptions of modern motherhood.…

January 6, 2024

In an article about Tori Bowie and maternal mortality, an American flag streams out behind the gold medal-wearing Olympian.

Tori Bowie and the Rise of Maternal Mortality in America

Shannon Strenfel, Arizona State University

Champion Olympic sprinter Tori Bowie's death during childbirth casts a light on the disturbing state of natal healthcare in the U.S.…

August 9, 2023

Self’s Interview With Issa Rae Highlights Society’s Obsession With Women’s Personal Lives

Tori Walz, Eastern Michigan University

In a world that expects marriage and children to be everyone's end goal, those who don't conform are publicly judged for their private choices.…

October 11, 2021

In an article about motherhood in sitcoms, an illustration of a bride and a mother.

TV Shows Need to Stop Forcing Motherhood on Sitcom Ingenues

Darby Williams, University of Michigan

Since their inception, television series have felt the need to make all of their female characters wives and mothers by their finales.…

September 2, 2021

Sex education might be the answer to the abortion debate. (Photo by Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition on Unsplash)

Breaking Down the Pro-Life and Pro-Choice Divide, and Addressing the Real Problem

Cathleen Luo, Columbia University

The topic of abortion has been put up for debate many times, but the issue at its core could help clear the divide.…

October 6, 2020

Ali Wong Breaks Down Stereotypes One Joke at a Time

Ailun Shi, UC Berkeley

By focusing on inequities and double standards in gender, race, relationships and family, this standup is proving herself to be one of the most timely comedic voices today.…

June 30, 2020