Nick Srnicek

If women were once lauded as housewives, and if their efforts were channelled into the upkeep of both family and home, the focus is now more specifically on motherhood and investment of time and effort into children.

the idea of a ‘deep biological bond’ between mothers and children is a relatively recent invention

A few hundred years ago, it was quite common for a newborn child to be referred to as ‘it’ or ‘the little stranger’