The Cost of Labour [electronic resource] : : how we are all trapped by the politics of pregnancy and parenting
Natalie Kon-Yu2022
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Natalie Kon-yu was nine weeks pregnant when the trembling began. Two weeks later
she checked herself into a mental health unit. Rather than a woman with a health
concern, the doctors saw Natalie as a vessel carrying precious cargo. This loss
of agency carried on through childbirth and into her early years as a mother.
Natalie discovered that she was far from alone. In fact, her experience typifies
the inequalities that weigh heavily on child-bearing women, as well as the
devaluation of what is still perceived as 'women's work'. With bracing clarity
and verve, Kon-yu tackles the outdated institutions, expectations and ideologies
that hold us hostage as parents. The pressure is building and the cost on
families is stacking up. Something has to give.
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Author:
Natalie Kon-Yu, Author
Imprint:
South Melbourne, Vic. : Affirm Press, 2022
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (1 online resource)
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781922711267
Language:
English
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BRN:
448193
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