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SUMMARY:Pronatalism and Power: The Politics of Controlling Women’s Lives
DESCRIPTION:What happens when public policy becomes a tool for prescribing women’s roles\, reinforcing patriarchal authority\, and limiting their independence? \nJoin BigTentUSA on Monday\, December 7\, at 12pm ET for a livestream conversation with Andra Watkins\, author and Christian nationalism expert\, and Varina Winder\, co-founder of the Arch Collaborative\, moderated by Bonnie Fuller\, Special Correspondent for Politics and Reproductive Rights at COURIER News. Together\, they will examine how pronatalism and Christian nationalism are shaping public policy\, reinforcing women’s subordination\, and challenging gender equality. \nAt the center of this effort is a growing pronatalist agenda that seeks to promote higher birth rates and elevate traditional family structures through public policy. More than an effort to encourage childbirth\, pronatalism is increasingly intertwined with attempts to define women’s roles around motherhood\, reinforce patriarchal authority\, and restrict reproductive autonomy. Christian nationalism provides a broader ideological framework for advancing these objectives and translating traditional religious and gender ideals into political power. \nThe November 3 midterm results delivered a clear message about the direction voters want the country to take. In Texas\, James Talarico\, who has called Christian nationalism “un-American” and “un-Christian\,” defeated Ken Paxton by 55% to 43%. Despite this\, movements seeking to reshape American society around traditional religious and gender hierarchies show no signs of backing down. \nWatch live! The conversation will be livestreamed across BigTentUSA’s Substack\, YouTube\, and Facebook accounts.\nSave the date and join the conversation! \n  \nABOUT THE SPEAKERS: \nAndra Watkins is a survivor of Christian Nationalism. She is the author of the bestselling Substack For Such a Time as This (formerly How Project 2025 Will Ruin YOUR Life). She encouraged people to make memories with people who matter in her NYT bestselling author of the memoir “Not Without My Father: One Woman’s 444-Mile Walk of the Natchez Trace“. Since 2024\, she has been a proud immigrant. This is her second appearance with Big Tent USA\, having previously shared the stage with David A Graham in a Summer 2025 session on Project 2025. She co-hosts the weekly Lincoln Square show Unholy Ground with Sam Osterhout and has written for outlets including Salon and Newsweek. \nVarina Winder is the co-founder of the Arch Collaborative\, a strategic initiative focused on bridging global and domestic gaps to protect women’s rights and advance gender equality. She also consults for various nonprofit organizations. Previously\, Varina was the Senior Advisor and Chief of Staff in the Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues (S/GWI) at the Department of State\, overseeing strategy\, partnerships\, public affairs\, operations\, and three policy teams. Her career includes leading global partnerships and strategic engagement for Family Planning 2020\, housed at the UN Foundation\, and earlier roles in government and the nonprofit sector. Varina holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and Bachelor’s degrees from Georgetown University. \nBonnie Fuller was the CEO and Editor-in Chief of HollywoodLife.com which she launched in Nov. 2009 as part of Penske Media. She acquired HollywoodLife.com and ran it as an independent company in 2020 until August 2023 when she completed its successful sale. Since the successful sale of HollywoodLife\, Bonnie has reported and written about the crisis in reproductive healthcare caused by abortion bans and has interviewed numerous Congressional\, state legislature and Democratic party leaders and candidates. Bonnie also sits on the New York Alumni Advisory Board for the University of Toronto\, where she earned an Honors BA in English and History. A native of Toronto\, Canada\, Bonnie started her professional journalism career by freelance writing for the Toronto Star\, while studying at Osgoode Hall Law School. She loved writing more than law\, took a year off from school\, and landed a job as a fashion reporter for the Toronto Star. From there\, she was hired three years later as an editor/writer for Women’s Wear Daily.
URL:https://bigtentusa.org/event/pronatalism-and-power/
LOCATION:https://open.substack.com/live-stream/456685
CATEGORIES:Tent Talks,BigTent Events,Womens Empowerment and Rights,Preserving Democracy
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