It’s time to stop judging women based on how ‘maternal’ they are

Why adopting traditional stereotypes is leading to mums being labelled bad mothers’ whenever they don’t fit this outdated view

There is a societal pressure for women to conform to the maternal stereotype when they begin their fertility journey. Photo: Picture posed/Getty Images

Meg Walters

In the latest and final season of Succession, it is revealed that Shiv is pregnant.

No one seems to know how to respond. After all, Shiv has never been particularly nurturing.