Irish Examiner view: Dangers of the cult of ‘supermum’

New research backs up the notion that mothers — and perhaps women in general — tend to judge themselves too harshly

It's nearly half a century since Shirley Conran published 'Superwoman' — long before we started comparing ourselves to unattainable visions of perfection on social media. Picture: Fiona Hanson/PA

Peer pressure

It was never easy, but now is a very difficult time to be a parent. The world is full of inexplicable images of inhumanity; there are huge, and unresolved, challenges in managing the planet; the cost of living is an ever-growing source of anxiety; information reaches young people through the often malign filters of social media.