Convergent Roles: How The Pandemic Has Caused An Identity Crisis For Mothers
if you’d like to donate to MothersEsquire. We were exhausted before the pandemic isolated us — before we were hiding in home offices, bedrooms, bathrooms, or closets for a few minutes of quiet — before we were juggling caretaking on top of working and fear, without being able to compartmentalize. Now, nearly a year in, a collective exhaustion has settled over everyone. Women have suffered more than men during this pandemic, but women of color have borne the brunt of the pandemic’s collateral effects. We are more than tired, more than betrayed — we are having an identity crisis. Eve...