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Article: Undervalued, expensive & difficult: young women talk about motherhood.(Peer reviewed)
- Article from:
- Youth Studies Australia
- Article date:
- June 1, 2005
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There has been considerable public debate in Australia around falling fertility rates; however, the voices of young women have not been prominent in these debates. JaneMaree Maher presents 16 young women's views of motherhood. Their positive views about the value to society of motherhood sit alongside pragmatic concerns about managing mothering and other life aspirations. Their thinking, especially in regard to the social and economic costs of motherhood, is influenced by observations of contemporary women 'doing' motherhood.
Public debates in Australia about fertility rates have focused on a number of key areas: impacts on the economy and the nation of total ...