"The Stream examines the growing trend in the US in which women are turning to the traditional stay-at-home lifestyle. 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."
"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?"
An increasing number of young women in the US and other Western countries are opting for traditional stay-at-home lifestyles and identifying as tradwives. Many are leaving or deprioritizing careers in favor of home-cooked meals, refined homemaking techniques, child-rearing and household management. The movement emphasizes polished domestic aesthetics and a curated Instagram-ready presentation of family life. Advocates often highlight the expectation of financial and emotional care from husbands as part of the arrangement. Observers question the social, economic and ideological forces driving the trend and whether social media portrayals accurately reflect everyday realities and trade-offs.
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