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Debunking the Tradwife Movement – Ash Sarkar

Why are women on TikTok singing the virtues of staying at home, doing all the housework, and submitting to their husbands? Ash Sarkar explores how the far-right and Christian nationalists have used the tradwife trend to turn back the clock on women’s rights, and what lifestyle influencers expose about modern capitalism.

  • Published 15 March 2023

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