Health & Society

Some writer's opinions
In order of reading...

ONE

"I’ve seen women rush to pretend they’re on a phone call, or make haste to get out of the building to their cars before I can spark up any kind of chit chat. The message they send is very clear..."


~ https://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/25/i-was-taught-that-getting-pregnant-is-easy-for-black-girls-too-easy-but-it-wasnt-for-me/?_r=0

TWO

"The highest levels of respectability are afforded to those who were once married — “validated” by a patriarchal structure, which has become the defining element for valuing a woman’s mothering journey and, by extension, valuing her children when that structure no longer exists."

~ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2016/06/10/the-single-mother-hierarchy/?utm_term=.ae9479dd9dae

THREE

"I am not marching because there is no affordable childcare in our state, so I juggle sippy cups and my sanity because after all, my most important job in life is to be a mom anyway, right Ivanka?"

~ http://josidenise.com/womens-march-why-i-am-not-marching/