Trad Wife Vs. Girl Boss: Unpacking the Ballerina Farm Scandal

The 2010s have seen the rise of “the girl boss,” a term championed by feminists encouraging women to strive for their dream careers while breaking glass ceilings. As a result, many women who began dedicating their lives to intense careers started looking down on stay-at-home moms or homemakers. Well, until now.

Daily Mail columnist & New York Times bestselling author Maureen Callahan joins the Duffys to discuss how 18+ million people’s fascination with Hannah Neeleman, known online as Ballerina Farm, and her “trad wife” lifestyle shows that many young people may be yearning to trade in their high rise apartments and grueling jobs for families, farmland, and traditional values — a trend that could, in turn, impact the 2024 election.

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