What’s a Mother Once Unsexed? A Response to Darren Rosenblum’s Unsex Mothering: Toward a Culture of New Parenting Naomi Mezey[1] One can readily agree with Darren Rosenblum’s understanding of the problems of contemporary parenting—the (still!) dichotomous ideas about gender and the persistent assignment of domestic and market power according to sex that reinforces those ideas and hardens the default roles of mother and father—and yet wonder what unsexing does for ... continue reading...
Unsex Mothering Responses: Fernanda G. Nicola
“Unclass Mothering” A Response to Darren Rosenblum’s Unsex Mothering: Toward a Culture of New Parenting Fernanda G. Nicola[1] Darren Rosenblum’s Unsex Mothering: Toward a New Culture of Parenting[2] makes an important point, that the fluidity of parenting roles ought to be incorporated by international equality instruments like CEDAW, because this is no longer a problem of women, as the main parent in the family, but rather a problem that women and men should ... continue reading...
Unsex Mothering Responses: Camille Gear Rich
Race-ing Motherhood A Response to Darren Rosenblum’s Unsex Mothering: Toward a Culture of New Parenting Camille Gear Rich[1] Unsex Mothering[2] does exactly what one expects of fantastic legal scholarship: it provokes deep thought and leaves the reader wanting to hear more from the author. Professor Rosenblum provides a rich, nuanced exploration of the ways in which mothering has been conflated with bio-sex. He reveals how reproductive technologies, adoption, and ... continue reading...
Unsex Mothering: Toward a New Culture of Parenting
I was, until recently, a pregnant man. I explored some of the issues that arose along my path to parenthood in a recent essay titled Pregnant Man?: A Conversation. My husband and I began the process of having a child several years ago when we hired a surrogacy agency that works primarily with gay male couples. After a complex process, we are now raising our daughter. As a parent, I confront a far more sexed area of life than I have ever encountered before. Everyone congratulates my ... continue reading...