In Claude Monet's painting Camille Monet and a Child in the Artist's Garden, a woman in a blue dress is sewing while a smiling child in a similar outfit sits quietly by her feet.

You might look at this and wish you could spend time wandering around the flowers. After all, the modern world does not often give us that kind of quiet time.

If you feel this way, consider yourself among the target audience of some of TikTok's latest superstars: the tradwives. From Nara Smith to Hannah Neeleman, these women with their "traditional values" are making the patriarchyA system of society where men hold power and women are excluded. look cool again.

They sell a life that looks idyllic. They dress in expensive, feminine designerwear while churningMixing something, especially liquids, with great force. their own butter. Their target audience is women, and the loudest part often goes unsaid: your life could be better if you stayed home and allowed a man to provide for you.

These tradwives may describe themselves as homemakers, but they are working women. They upload their videos to millions of views and likes. They get paid a lot of money to work with big brands. They are often the breadwinners, not just the bread-makers.

Women fought long and hard to (re-)enter the workplace and gain the same rights as men. But far from finding freedom there, some say they have only found exploitation.

Housework is possibly the most essential work there is, but it is not only a woman's job.

Could this be harmful to women's rights?

Yes! Women have fought long and hard for the right to have a life outside the home. You should not glamorise giving up your dreams to take care of a man.

No! There are some families with traditional structures, and some with more modern or non-traditional structures. Nowadays, there is room for both, and we can celebrate both.