Caring responsibilities and parenthood are common reasons for women in music taking a break. These responsibilities then create barriers to re-establishing careers and career progression.
Women aren’t often given space to discuss the difficult aspects of motherhood.
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As participation levels rise, TV viewing figures increase and sponsorship income improves year on year, what’s left to achieve for women in football?
There’s a difference between the fulfilling relationship mothers can have with their children and the patriarchal institution of motherhood.
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Three debut Australian novels explore diverse territory: the recognisable real world of parental estrangement, and a dystopian near-future where it never stops raining.
Some trans people find gender euphoria in being mothers and being with family.
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Trans motherhood showcases the unique joys of being transgender, be it through developing a deeper connection with one’s own child or caring for others in one’s community.
Buddhism prizes both compassion and undivided focus – which can be hard to combine.
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The lines between family life and Buddhist monasticism are not so ‘either/or’ as they might seem.
Team sport is an important activity to explore because it provides opportunities to build community, enhance health and well-being, and counter the often unrealistic and self-sacrificing expectations of motherhood.
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Team sport provides postpartum mothers with opportunities to build community, enhance health and well-being, and counter the often unrealistic and self-sacrificing expectations of motherhood.
People admire a massive statue of the Hindu goddess Kali.
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Recent generations of Jewish women have looked to reinvent rituals marking the most meaningful moments in their lives, especially childbirth and motherhood.
An ancient Greek relief depicting a baby with its mother and grandmother.
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Renowned YA author Vikki Wakefield delves into the complex pressures of motherhood with her first adult novel – a psychological thriller.
Self-compassion can not only enhance physical and psychological health, but may also influence physical activity in the postpartum period.
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Physical activity and new motherhood can be hard to navigate, but physiological feedback and self-compassion can help inform decisions about when and how to exercise.
According to the CDC’s latest numbers, 65% of pregancy-related deaths occur in the first year following childbirth.
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