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by Virginia Tapscott (Author)
"The most important book on feminism since The Female Eunuch." - The Sydney Morning Herald
Millions of women woke up this morning and went to work, paid and unpaid. Many of these women were forced to leave babies and young children in care arrangements that are inadequate. Mothers are experiencing chronic stress and isolation. This isn't what liberation looks like.
A world where care and reproductive labour is supported is within our reach but it requires brave new exploration of market mechanisms, government policies and cultural attitudes that can truly support the critical role of mothers. For too long women and our contributions have been treated as a problem to be solved. The real problem is the failure to assign value to our work.
"Tapscott makes it impossible to unsee just how hostile our economic model has become towards motherhood." - Veronika Winkels, Founding Editor, Mathilde Magazine
About the author, Virginia Tapscott
Virginia Tapscott is a mother of four children. She is a Founding Director of not-for-profit organisation Parents Work Collective, an advocacy group organisation that aims to shift the narratives around the importance of unpaid care work, and advocates for more support for parents to have time to parent. Virginia has worked as a journalist and most recently freelanced for The Australian and Mamamia. Virginia lives in regional NSW with her husband and children.
