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Planned Edits for "Concerned Women for America"
[edit]- discuss stances/action in debates regarding domestic violence, motherhood, and women's health
- possibly discuss comparison/contrast with IWF?
- cite
- Righting Feminism: Conservative Women & American Politics by Ronnee Schreiber
- Suburban Warriors: The Origins of the New American Right by Lisa McGirr
- Abortion and the Politics of Motherhood by Kristin Luker
- Core Issues: Pornography by Janet LaRue
***think about possible/relevant images to add - logo?
Content Discussed in Righting Feminism
[edit]Domestic Violence
- CWA's concern for domestic violence is deeply rooted in their support of traditional families and heterosexual relationships (socially conservative/Christian values)
- many arguments made against pornography & feminism
- CWA believes porn promotes desensitization to violence (and rape); lack of appreciation for traditional families/family values; encouragement of "unchecked sexuality and 'nontraditional' relationships" (64); "self-centered behavior" by women (60); "can lead to pedophilia" (67)
- CWA claims the only way to save society (aka their idea of the "right" society is through the regulation of porn
- CWA also believes that feminists encourage many of the issues associated with porn - argue that feminists are to "blame...for the debasement of public morality and the ascent of the sexual revolution" (60)
- CWA also uses antifeminist rhetoric when discussing motherhood, claiming that women have instinctive maternal natures that make them inclined to prefer staying at home rather than working - CWA argues that feminists push the social acceptance of the "Supermom" which makes women think they have to do it all
- aka CWA wants women to have the freedom to choose, but firmly believes most women would rather raise their children (at least while they're young/before they go to school)
Motherhood
- believe women are born with an innate sense of motherhood
- strongly support stay at home mothers
- argue that feminist groups too strongly encourage women to abandon their "motherly instincts" to work outside of the home instead of raising their children
- argue such rhetoric has permeated society creating social norms that make it difficult for women to feel comfortable choosing to be stay at home mothers