Samantha Johnson of The Huffington Post aired her grievances about the conflict between motherhood and feminism. Listen to The Larry O’Connor Show from 3-6pm as he discusses her article, When I Became A Mother, Feminism Let Me Down.
An excerpt of the article can be found below:
I am also a mother, and when it it came to preparing for motherhood, feminism let me down.
From the beginning, we tell young girls they can do anything they want to do, they can be anyone they want to be. They are given access to great education, encouraged to further their studies and attain higher degrees. We push them to push themselves, to break boundaries, to achieve what seems impossible, to break through corporate glass ceilings and professional roadblocks.
We tell them they can have it all. And they can.
Until they have a baby. [Read More]
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