For contemporary women, motherhood has become as polarizing a
proposition as it is a powerful calling. For some women this
tension is manifest in a debate over whether or not to have
children. For others it concerns whether to stay at home with their
children or stay in the workforce. Still others feel abandoned
altogether by the supposedly pro-family and pro-mother social
justice movement that is feminism and are at a loss when it comes
to reconciling their maternal instincts with their political
beliefs.
With "Opting In," Amy Richards addresses the anxiety over
parenting that women face today in a book that mixes memoir,
interviews, historical analysis, and feminist insight. In her
refreshingly direct and thoughtful approach, Richards covers
everything from the truth about our biological clocks and the
trends toward extending fertility, to parenting with nature "and
"nurturing in mind, to our relationship with our own mothers, to
what feminism's relationship to motherhood is and always has been.
Speaking from the vantage point of someone who is both a parent and
one of our leading feminist activists, Richards cuts through the
cacophony of voices intent on telling women the "appropriate" way
to be a mother and reveals instead how to confidently forge your
own path while staying true to yourself and your ideals.
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