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Not All Stay-At-Home Moms Are Tradwives or Rich Yogis
The stereotype of the privileged homemaker is misinformed and causes real harm.
Some moms stay home because they want to. But many more stay home because they have no choice.
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We can’t blame the tradwives. Even before these apron-wearing TikTokkers took over my social feeds with their homeschooling and jam-making, the stereotype of the stay-at-home mom as contented, even privileged, was firmly entrenched.
But the reality of most nonemployed mothers is far different. A third of at-home mothers live in poverty, compared to just 12% of working mothers. The lower a mother’s level of education, the likelier she is to be at home with her children.