The tradwife aesthetic, as it’s sold to women, is easy enough to understand. In our world of social media addiction and dead-end wage labor, it can be tempting to find comfort in the sourdough fantasy of post-war soda ads: a retreat to a simpler, if not archaic, time in recent history.

Women thrive on the liberty, autonomy and freedom to make their own way denied them by this regressive movement

In this episode, Erin and Alyssa talk about Trump’s nuclear war threats, Congressman Tony Gonzales sex pesting, again, and ICE’s pattern of lies. Then they dissect Pam Bondi’s ousting, and why Republicans’ gaggle of trad wives can’t escape the patriarchal system they champion. 

A new study shows submissive women aren't cherished but are held in contempt

One of the year’s buzziest novels looks at influencers, gender roles, and the real contradictions in women’s lives

Surprise! The men who want women to be submissive and domestic aren’t really motivated by protection or tradition - but by hostile sexism

For research published in Psychology of Women Quarterly, study authors surveyed 595 men about their familiarity with and opinions on trad wife content. According to their findings, men with attitudes of hostile sexism were more likely to support the trad wife ideology.

A UNLV study of 595 young men found support for the tradwife movement is linked to hostile sexism, not just old-fashioned chivalry, researchers say.