Tag: mother’s day

May 9, 2021

Now More Than Ever, We Must Listen to Mothers’ Plight

By Shani Orgad

A variety of data shows that COVID-19 has had a catastrophic effect on women’s employment, and that it has been particularly punitive for mothers’ paid labor. Millions of mothers, in the United States and elsewhere, have been forced to cut...

May 12, 2019

Mother’s Day: From the CUP Archives

Happy Mother’s Day! In celebration of this special day and the evolving roles of mothers—and what defines a mother—today we are offering you roundup of op-eds about motherhood from the our archives. •  •  •  •  •  • How Relevant...

May 10, 2019

Defining “Mother” Today

“This fabulous collection challenges our conventional understanding of motherhood and its connection to bodies, technologies, global migration, and policy, and pushes the debate to the next level…This volume is a must read for anyone interested in the issues of motherhood,...

May 9, 2019

How Relevant is Mother’s Day to Modern Parenting?

With Mother’s Day is this weekend, you might pose the question, “How is mother’s day relevant to parenting today?” Recently Dr. Shani Orgad, author of Heading Home: Motherhood, Work, and the Failed Promise of Equality met with the London School of...

May 8, 2019

How Baby Sussex Changes Mother’s Day

The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle gave birth to a baby boy on the morning of May 6, 2019—six days before Mother’s Day. The next morning, Shani Orgad, author of Heading Home: Motherhood, Work, and the Failed Promise of Equality co-penned an...

May 11, 2018

Reassembling Motherhood: An Introduction

Mother’s Day is this Sunday. As this day approaches, we invite you to sit back and reflect on how motherhood has transformed over time with this excerpt from Reassembling Motherhood: Procreation and Care in a Globalized World, edited by Yasmine...

May 9, 2014

The Ethics and Ambivalence of Motherhood — Sarah LaChance Adams

“Mothers have opportunity for great crimes and great heroism. Maternal ethics are illustrative precisely because both these options are possible; we are capable of being both better and worse than we typically imagine.”—Sarah LaChance Adams Mother’s Day is Sunday and...

May 11, 2012

Julie Stephens — The Contradictions of Mother's Day

Julie Stephens discusses the contradictory messages of Mothers’ Day.

May 10, 2012

Kelly Oliver — Bella's Baby: Extreme Home Birth

Kelly Oliver looks at the portrayal of motherhood in Twilight: Breaking Dawn.