#503 Happy Housewives: Myth or Menace?

The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up) · Sep 9, 2025 · 53m

In this episode, Niall sits down with journalist Laura Perrins to discuss her provocative piece on the so-called “Tradwife” trend, the Irish Department of Education’s take on it, and what it really means for mothers today. Together, they explore whether the traditional role of the stay-at-home mother was empowering in its own right or an unfair expectation placed upon women in times gone by.

Niall asks the central question: was it sexist that women were expected to stay at home and raise children while men went to work, or did society lose something valuable when this role was dismissed?

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