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(M)otherhood

On the Choices of Being a Woman

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(M)otherhood

By: Pragya Agarwal
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In a world where women have more choices than ever, society nevertheless continues to exert the stigma and pressures of less enlightened times when it comes to childbirth, defining women by whether they embrace or reject motherhood, and whether they can have children or not.

Dr Pragya Agarwal uses her own varied experiences and choices around motherhood to examine the broader societal and scientific factors that drive how we think and talk about this issue - including education, economic status, feminism, race and more.

Extremely open in its honesty and meticulously researched, (M)otherhood makes a powerful argument for the need to tackle society's obsession with women's bodies and fertility - and urgently.

©2021 Pragya Agarwal (P)2021 Canongate Books Ltd Gender Studies Social Sciences

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"An immensely powerful reflection on the ways motherhood has been politicised, fetishised and used to control and suppress women, narrated by the author." (Guardian, Audiobook of the Week)
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The author delved into her emotions about (m)otherhood in a way that was not attempting to be apologetic but felt honest as she explored the pendulum of feelings. Although she did mention the challenges or other groups of mothers I am glad she didn’t actively attempt to talk too deeply about experiences that were outside the scope of her personal knowledge. It was a heart wrenching and emotional read.

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