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I admit it.
When I became pregnant with littleQ, I was torn… torn between the utter joy of being a mother and between the reality that my college education would have to be 1)put on hold, and then, quite inevitably, 2)stretched out over the next 10 years (yep, 10 years for 4 year degree). Last year, I had to forgo a very, very generous academic scholarship at a wonderful university that I would be hard-pressed to qualify for any longer.
At this point, I’m still torn. I started working full time outside of the home about 1 month ago, and quite frankly, if my husband (who is, at this point, set in his chosen career) and I were not able to coordinate our schedules with my mother’s (who takes care of littleQ when we are unable to), then I would not have begun working outside of the home at all. After two years of being littleQ’s sole caregiver, I’m quite reluctant to let anyone outside of my family care for him (plus it costs an arm and a leg for daycare around here!). To make a long story short, I’ve had to make some tough decisions regarding my education and future career when I became pregnant.
My story is definitely not such a unique one, and if you’ve ever felt disconnected from what seems like the only two options their are when you’re a woman (a feminist or a housewife.. because sometimes we’re made to feel like those are the only two choices), then it’s time to check out FeministHousewives.com.
FeministHousewives.com features resources, articles, and even a community for anyone and everyone who feels torn between the desire to uphold feminist ideals while still being a wonderful housewife and/or stay at home mother.
And if you’re confused about all of these references to feminism, like, “do I have to not shave my legs or something?” then I invite you to read the following excerpt from the FAQs of the site:
What is a Feminist? What is Feminism?
1.
the doctrine advocating social, political, and all other rights of women equal to those of men.2.
(sometimes initial capital letter) an organized movement for the attainment of such rights for women.
3.
feminine character.A Feminist is not a man-hater as many assume. A man-hater may certainly be a Feminist, but a Feminist is not always a man-hater. Assuming that the man-hating is a key feature of Feminism is like saying that all dogs have spots because Dalmatians are dogs and they have spots.
As far as the site goes, I think it’s a great resource. One thing that I think would be nice to see is if all the features were consolidated on one site. At this time, the community is hosted on Ning, and all the other features of FeministHousewives.com are located on the domain. This isn’t a big deal though, and I’ve seen many sites utilize Ning in the same fashion: an integral part of the website that just happens to be hosted on the Ning server. Also, I’m convinced that redesigning the site and placing all the content under one site or using a CMS like drupal, phpnuke or Wordpress and incorporating a blog/update journal would certainly be advantageous, but the way Erin, the webmistress, has the navigation set up on both the main site and in the community site, it’s really not necessary to change anything.
FeministHousewives.com - for feminists struggling to make sense of domestic life.
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