The society is putting a lot of pressure on women. They have to play many important roles at the same time. In the article “Mothering is Liberation”, Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales shared many discriminatory practices against untenured and tenured women who have children in academia. She suggests that by integrating parenting into teaching and research, motherscholar can sustain health and psychological well-being. I admire how Tintiangco-Cubales chose to solve the overwhelming situation instead of running away from it under such huge pressures from different roles. It is hard to distribute limited time to different tasks. However, motherhood is one of the most important element that builds the foundation of the society and it is considered that “mothering is a site of power that uses care to empower young people to resist racist, sexist, and classist practices ‘that seek to harm them’.” Mothering is about liberation, kids under successful parenting have critical thinking and know to stand out in front of the injustice. Tintiangco-Cubales used Alagaan pedagogy and shared her personal teaching experiences and parenting views. At the end of the article, she gave many suggestion on how to balance the three important roles in the society and also stated that “Success in our lives as motherscholars is about believing that our minds, hearts, and bodies can work together to create spaces that unite all that is important to us.” The question I have is that why the author doesn’t compare the difference between motherscholar in color and American women in academia who have kids?
Gasman, Marybeth. “OPINION: Motherhood and Academia Can - and Should - Mix.” The Hechinger Report, 30 Mar. 2020, hechingerreport.org/opinion-motherhood-and-academia-can-mix-and-should/.
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