Everyone's Asking "Are You Pregnant Yet?"

The pandemic has made Annika reconsider having children, but the pressure from her Indian relatives is intense. And sociologist Farha Ternikar breaks down cultural expectations around motherhood, and offers guidance for pushing back.

Annika Sharma is the author of Love, Chai, and Other Four Letter Words, and co-host of  The Woke Desi podcast. You can learn more about her here. 

Featured Expert: 

Dr. Farha Ternikar (Ph.D. 2003) is an associate professor and teaches Gender and Society, Social Inequality and Gender and Feminist theory and is also Director of the Gender & Women's Studies Program at Le Moyne College. She is the author of the forthcoming book Intersectionality in the Muslim South Asian-American Middle Class: Lifestyle Consumption beyond Halal and Hijab.  She is the author of the forthcoming book Intersectionality in the Muslim South Asian-American Middle Class: Lifestyle Consumption beyond Halal and Hijab. She has authored several articles on gender, race and religious identity in the Journal of Ethnic Studies, International Journal of Contemporary Sociology, and Sociology Compass. Learn more about her work here. 

If you liked this episode, be sure to listen to When They Want a Wedding And Grandchildren But You're Not Ready and When Mamí Makes You Doubt Becoming a Mom.

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