The cost of labour
Kon-yu, Natalie2022
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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 GPs, nurses and psychiatrists saw Natalie as a vessel carrying precious cargo. The loss of agency carried on through her pregnancy, childbirth and early years as a mother. Natalie discovered that she was far from alone. In fact, her experience typifies the harsh inequalities that weigh heavily on child-bearing women, as well as the devaluation of what is still perceived as 'women's work'. Natalie Kon-yu tackles the institutions, expectations and ideologies that keep us all hostage to a dynamic unfit for contemporary society. We are, she reveals, at a time of momentous cultural change when women are more invested than ever in working outside the home yet are still, above all else, expected by society to be the primary carers. The pressure is building and the cost on families is stacking up. Something has to give.
Main title:
The cost of labour / Natalie Kon-yu.
Author:
Kon-yu, Natalie, author
Imprint:
South Melbourne, VIC : Affirm Press, 2022.©2022.
Collation:
277 pages ; 24 cm.
Notes:
"How women are trapped by the politics of pregnancy and parenting" -- Cover.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781922626868 (paperback)
Dewey class:
613
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
387363
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bendigo | Adult Non Fiction | 613 KON | Available |
| Dingee | Adult Non Fiction | 613 KON | Available |