17 November 2007

Mums behaving badly



Sushi Das has written a great piece for The Age today about 'mums behaving badly' or how pregnant women are navigating all of the rules and regulations of being pregnant, the constant cultural surveillance of motherhood and the spaces (perhaps small) of resistance available to women who don't conform (especially when it comes to controversial topics like drinking and alcohol).



Read it here:
http://www.theage.com.au/news/in-depth/strongmotherhoodstrong-pressure-to-be-perfect-starts-before-the-birth/2007/11/16/1194766949198.html

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