The myth of wonder woman: motherhood & entrepreneurship challenges
The myth of wonder woman: motherhood & entrepreneurship challenges

Summary/Abstract: In a patriarchal society, women feel the pressures of being good mothers, productive employees, housewives. The ideas and expectations around mothering impact all women: those women who are not mothers are frequently asked when they will become mothers, while the employees expect them to do unpaid overtime, to work evenings and weekends, because they consider that they would have no other responsibilities; working mothers are asked to be all things to all people. Society continues to label women no matter what they do: she's a careerist so she's not a good enough mother; she's working overtime so she neglects her family; she's staying home for too long so she's a mistress and so forth. We interviewed 10 entrepreneurs who are mothers about their relationship with themselves, with their partner, with their child, with the job and with the state. We wanted to see to what extent their privileges as access to a high level of education and financial privileges make their lives easier as mothers. The analysis carried out reveals health problems both physical and mental, a permanent feeling of guilt that they are not good enough mothers because they do not spend enough time with their children, being very active professionally, and a daily struggle to cope with everything.

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