The word is loaded with assumptions, of a girl’s delicacy, of the prince who will come to save her.
A friend of mine says she will never call her daughter “princess”. Teach your daughter to question language. You either believe in the full equality of men and women, or you do not. Domestic work and caregiving should be gender-neutral, and we should be asking not whether a woman can “do it all”, but how best to support parents in their dual duties at work and at home.īeware the danger of what I call Feminism Lite the idea of conditional female equality. I have no interest in the debate about women “doing it all”, because it is a debate that assumes that caregiving and domestic work are singularly female domains, an idea that I strongly reject. Read books, look things up on the internet, ask older parents, or just use trial and error. A new mother does not necessarily know how to calm a crying baby. In these coming weeks of early motherhood, be kind to yourself. Our mothers worked full-time while we were growing up, and we turned out well – at least you did the jury is still out on me. Please reject the idea that motherhood and work are mutually exclusive. You don’t even have to love your job you can merely love the confidence and self-fulfilment that come with doing and earning. Motherhood is a glorious gift, but do not define yourself solely by it.
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