Now that I'm pregnant, my husband ignores me: Bad Advice Friday

Without a child I could dance across the sexism of my era, whereas becoming a mother shoved my face right down into it. A latent bias, internalized by both of us, suddenly leapt forth in parenthood. It was now obvious that Harris was openly rewarded for each thing he did while I was quietly shamed for the same things. There was no way to fight back

Our culture tends to think about pregnancy in terms of the limitations it places on our bodies and lives, big and small. No

Fetal health became more of a concern than maternal health.

What I am saying is that the current system prevents many mothers from leaving their paid work to care for their own kids, and for those who want to work and continue their careers during pregnancy and early motherhood, they encounter unnecessary and impossible challenges. In both situations, women are disproportionately affected by a labour market