Is this a threat to feminism? Tiktok's "tradwives" are selling a 1950s fantasy to young women. Some say this is a reactionary movement riddled with sinister implications.
Tradwives are flooding the internet
Back to the 50s?: “Ultratraditional housewives” are finding fame online by submitting to their husbands, making homemade toothpaste and dressing in 1950s-style clothing. Glossary
Pastoral - Land used for grazing sheep or cattle or, in the Christian church, appropriate to the giving of spiritual guidance.
Impressionist - A 19th Century art movement known for small but visible brush strokes.
Burgeoning - Beginning to grow or increase rapidly.
Patriarchy - A system of society where men hold power and women are excluded.
Fringe - On the edges of an area or group. Not mainstream.
Aesthetics - The branch of philosophy looking at the nature of beauty and taste.
Cynical - Not trusting in the goodness of others.
Feminism - Calling for women's rights with the aim of achieving gender equality.
Femicide - An intentional killing of a woman with a gender-related motivation.
Pay gap - A pay gap is different from unequal pay. Unequal pay when women earn less than men for doing the same work. A pay gap can be caused by factors such as having fewer women in senior or high-paying roles.
Fascism - A political ideology that rose to power in 20th-Century Europe. It stressed militarism and order over personal freedom, and often divided society according to racial hierarchies.
Far-right - A range of ideologies that emphasise social order, racial purity and the elimination of opponents.