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Posted on January 15, 2019 January 16, 2019

Beware The New Dog Whistle Of The Birth Rate Drop

Katy Hartnett
Written by
Katy Hartnett
Posted in
Society+Politics
Tagged
birth, economy, pregnancy, women
Black and white view of a hospital hallway

It takes a complicated issue and boils the solution down to three words: Have More Babies. It places the blame squarely on a certain type of woman. You know, those ambitious bitches who don’t value family, who insist on having jobs or not getting married or using contraception. Read more

Posted on December 3, 2018 November 30, 2018

The Misogynist History Of Natural Birth

Ellie Slee
Written by
Ellie Slee
Posted in
Brain+Body
Tagged
birth, body, childbirth, Misogyny, parenthood

I was doing what I thought I needed to do to bring a child into the world purely and unharmed. I had come to believe that my body was designed to give birth, so giving birth should be easy and, if I just studied hard enough, could be painless. Read more

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