by Ellen Boeder | Jun 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
I had a client once who was deciding if she wanted to have a baby or not (she was not pregnant at the time). She was concerned that I could not support her in this deliberation because she had seen (through social media and public speaking) how much I valued my...
by Ellen Boeder | Mar 7, 2016 | economics, Feminism, Motherhood, nurturing, psychology, values
“…mothers can never achieve economic equality in the labor market as things now stand…Workplace marginalization has cumulative effects on a primary caregiver’s income, her status in marriage, her children’s security, and even the economy as whole.” —The Price of...
by Ellen Boeder | Sep 21, 2015 | empowerment, Feminism, Motherhood
When the feminist scholar and professor Andrea O’Reilly was looking for an artist to create the cover for the book, “Mother Outlaws: Theory and Practice of Empowered Mothering,” the majority of the images she received were of pregnant women’s torsos. Though...
by Ellen Boeder | Aug 25, 2015 | empowerment, Feminism, Motherhood
About a year ago I started searching for resources on feminism and motherhood. When I realized that a lot of my pre-motherhood feminist ideals of independence, financial autonomy, and career advancement (that had given me a sense of empowerment) were not what I was...
by Ellen Boeder | Aug 15, 2015 | Feminism, Motherhood
I was an accident waiting to happen. I had been envisioning my career and independence since I was 14 years old. I had never been to a therapist, but I heard one speak in my freshman year Health class. I had never heard of a job where you study people, relationships,...
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