MOTHERHOOD AND THE MEDIA UNDER THE MICROSCOPE: THE BACKLASH AGAINST FEMINISM AND THE MOMMY WARS

Authors

  • Kim Akass

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17742/IMAGE.mother.4-2.3

Abstract

Despite the passing of sexual discrimination legislation, the difficulty of combining work and motherhood repeatedly hits the headlines.  This paper looks at the American media phenomenon known as the ‘mommy wars’ and asks if British mothers can expect to face the same issues and attitudes as their American sisters.

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Published

2013-11-12

How to Cite

Akass, K. (2013). MOTHERHOOD AND THE MEDIA UNDER THE MICROSCOPE: THE BACKLASH AGAINST FEMINISM AND THE MOMMY WARS. Imaginations: Journal of Cross-Cultural Image Studies, 4(2), 47–69. https://doi.org/10.17742/IMAGE.mother.4-2.3

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Vol. 4 No. 2 (2013): Media And Mothers' Matters

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