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A wave of young women in the West is rejecting careers to embrace life as “tradwives”. Instead of chasing promotions, they’re making home-cooked meals, polished homemaking skills and enjoying the promise of being cared for by a husband – while keeping it all Instagram-ready. But what’s fuelling this return to domesticity, and is the glossy image of stay-at-home life on social media as idyllic as it seems?

Presenter: Stefanie Dekker

Guests:

Munashe Ashlyn – Fashion journalist

Shanai Tanwar – Poet and journalist

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