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Is the term ‘working mother’ offensive?

Is the term working mothers offensive? The BBC posted a video during the week where their broadca...

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13.51 20 Feb 2026


Is the term ‘working mother’ offensive?


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13.51 20 Feb 2026


Is the term working mothers offensive?

The BBC posted a video during the week where their broadcasters were having a conversation about the term working mothers and they labelled it a “societal gaslighting issue”.

Joining Andrea to discuss this is Terry Prone, Chair of the Communication Clinic, Katie Makk from the Opinions Matter podcast, Aideen Finnegan, Presenter of Early Edition from the Irish Times and Mary McCarthy, Columnist with the Irish Independent…


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