Modern Mums Are Reclaiming the Tradwife Hashtag — Here's How
Who mops the kitchen floor in your house? Or oversees the grocery shop and meal prep every week? For generations, the burden of household labour often came down to traditional gender roles — dad went to work, while mum stayed home with the kids. Today, many families split these responsibilities or juggle them alongside dual careers. But now some young women are choosing to quit work altogether and stay at home. They call themselves "traditional wives", or "tradwives". The term was made famous by social media influencers like Nara Smith, a model and mother of three young children, with a fourth on the way. She seemingly spends most of her day cooking food from scratch, from the cereal she serves her kids at breakfast to the hundreds and thousands she uses on their ice cream. In highly curated clips posted on their online accounts, self-proclaimed tradwives tend to their gardens, homeschool their children and bake sourdough bread. ...
