Fertility Strikes: Modern Motherhood And The De-Regulated Patriarchy
Women are free as individuals, but constrained as mothers, writes Petra Bueskens. Social life has…More
Author: Petra Bueskens
Petra Bueskens
Dr Petra Bueskens is an Honorary Fellow in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne, a psychotherapist in private practice, and a freelance opinion writer. Her books include Modern Motherhood and Women’s Dual Identities: Rewriting the Sexual Contract (Routledge 2018), the edited volume Motherhood and Psychoanalysis: Clinical, Sociological and Feminist Perspectives (Demeter, 2014), and two forthcoming edited volumes Nancy Chodorow: The Reproduction of Mothering: Forty Years On with Tanya Cassidy and Australian Mothering: Historical and Sociological Perspectives with Carla Pascoe Leahy (Palgrave, 2019). Her opinion pieces have appeared in New Matilda, The Conversation, The Huffington Post, Arena Magazine and more.
It’s OK To Be Right, But Careful What You Wish For Lauren Southern
The alt-right’s never-ending assault on feminism is more than misdirected – it’s one of the…More
Mothers And Basic Income: The Case For An Urgent Intervention
The gender pay gap requires urgent attention, writes Dr Petra Bueskens. But there is a strong case to be…More
Why We Grieved For Hillary Clinton And Who Defends ‘Western Values’ Anyway?
A woman in the White House is inevitable. Dr Petra Bueskens takes a look at…More
Gaye Demanuele And The Politics Of Homebirth
Behind the sensationalist headlines, a slow march of restrictions has limited the autonomy of women…More
‘Flexibility’ Won’t Stop Women Retiring In Poverty
The Coalition’s new direction on super is supposed to deliver more equity via flexibility. The real solution…More
Malcolm Turnbull, Immanuel Kant And The Conundrum Of Small And Big L Liberals
Last week in New Matilda Spencer Jackson wrote an eloquent article outlining the relevance of…More