Welcome to the weekly Fairer Disputations round-up: your one-stop shop for the best in sex-realist feminism. This week: Kara Kennedy on the call for an international surrogacy ban from the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls, Louise Perry on the lack of villages in modern parenting, and Ivana Greco on whether cancel culture in academia is due to the “great feminization.” Plus: the metaphysics of care, matchmaking your friends, tough as a mother, paying parents for caregiving, “motherhood will ruin your body,” rethinking complementarity—and more!
First, Kara Kennedy writes about a new report by the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls calling for an international surrogacy ban.
Next, Featured Author Louise Perry points out how difficult raising children can be in an individualistic society—but why it may be impossible to return to the “village” model.
Finally, Featured Author Ivana Greco responds in part to the “great feminization” thesis, arguing that academic cancel culture predated the entrance of women into the field in large numbers.
More Great Reads:
- Metaphysics of Care, Mary Harrington, First Things
- Matchmake Your Single Friends—Today!, Larissa Phillips, The Free Press
- Flu Season is Here. Why Parents Should Be Paid to Take Care of Their Sick Kids, Ariana Henrix, American Mom in Norway
- “Motherhood Will Ruin Your Body”, Helen Roy, Helen Roy
- You Cannot Be Empowered Until You’re Embodied, Elizabeth Kulze, mom·osophy
- Tough as a Mother, Emily Zanotti, Growing Olives in Nashville
- A New Book Makes the Case Against the Machine and Envisions a Female-Friendly World, Amelia Buzzard, Institute for Family Studies
- When ‘Care’ Is a Dirty Word, Evie Solheim, The Commonplace
- What’s In The Mother-Shaped Blind Spot?, Mary Harrington, Mary Harrington
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If you’re looking for a longer, philosophical read, check out this one from Featured Author Abigail Favale. Favale argues that an authentically Catholic view of femininity and masculinity recognizes each person as an integral whole, while also acknowledging their sexed character.
Rethinking Complementarity: From Stereotypes to Icons, Abigail Favale, Church Life Journal
