In Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales’s article, “Mothering Is Liberation: Giving Birth to Alagaan Pedagogy (Pedagogy of Care)”, she introduces how mothering can sustain a professor’s health and psychological well-being. Allyson provides a new angle to see the problem of academic oppression. The diversity of roles as a mother, a professor, and a minoritywoman gives her pressure in her life. The pressure comes when she felt guilty of not being perfect either as a mother or as a scholar. As she mentioned, “The role of mother and teacher both have the possibilities of either maintaining the status quo or disrupting it; both can either be oppressive or liberatory.” Since doing perfectly as either role is time-consuming, it seems impossible to try to do it all without any help. Luckily, with the help of community, later she found that a “mother” and a “scholar” role should not be separated because being a “motherscholar” brought her strength, sanity, and balance.
Additionally, Genevieve Erin O’Brien demonstrate in her article, “Resistance Is Not Futile: From #adjuncthustle to Hell Yeah!”, that how she is helping women of color in academia in real actions. I was moved by the fact that they have a common goal to promote a transformation of academia. I hope the platform will be continuously helpful and offers a safe space for women of color.
Question: Why women always feel pressure balancing between mothering and working? Is their any better way to relieve the stress of raising children, such as help from communities?
Reference:
Valverde, K.-L. C., & Dariotis, W. M. (2020). Fight the tower: Asian American women scholars resistance and renewal in the academy. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.
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