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    We Found The REAL Reason Gen Z Wants To Be Tradwives

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    Source: More Perfect Union

    As “tradwives” go viral, groups like Turning Point USA are urging Gen Z women to leave work and have babies.

    So we talked to tradwives who aren’t rich influencers. One told us about relying on SNAP and Medicaid during her pregnancy ā€” the exact programs the GOP is gutting.Ā 

    Reporter: Madeline Peltz
    Producer: Sanya Dosani
    Video Editor: Anthony Mascorro Motion
    Designer: Gerald Lane
    Videographers: Harry Aaron, Colin Bell, Clara Haizlett, Josh Hansen
    Video Production Manager: Isabel Atalaya
    Video Production Coordinator: Jodi Clemens Production
    Sound Mixer: Huck Vaughan
    Video Production Fellow: Astrid Dong
    Video Editing Fellow: Daria Nastasia

    Check out more of Madeline’s reporting here: https://numbertwopencil.substack.com/

    This article was originally published by More Perfect Union; please consider supporting the original publication, and read the original version at the link above.

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