Yes, a Woman’s Place Is in the Home—But so Is Her Husband’s, by Fiona Melton

In her most recent Crisis article, Breaking Up With Toxic Femininity, Ann Burns points out the hypocrisy of many “conservative” strains of anti-feminism: they fall prey to the same lie that many liberal feminists do, viewing women through a hypersexualized, pornographic lens. I agree with her main critique; conservatives cannot attempt to revive traditional values by glorifying displays of immodesty, indecency, and instantiating male lust as a virtue.

Her article also brought up something that I have read and seen many Catholic thinkers and influencers espouse: “Motherhood is a full-time position—it’s higher than a career; it’s a vocation. Yes, some women must work, but we should not be telling women they can do it all. It’s a lie—a lie that wounds families.” …