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Married women and The movie STRAW
The movie STRAW highlights the obstacles of single black women

Children and Married Women
Children introduce new responsibilities on married women as well.
Sleep deprivation, financial pressures, and time constraints are common stressors.
Disproportionate Impact on Mothers:
Mothers often bear the brunt of childcare responsibilities.
This can lead to physical and emotional exhaustion, reduced time for self-care, and a shrinking social circle outside of the parent-child bond.
Universal Phenomenon:
These challenges are not confined to a particular class, culture, or geography.
They reflect a shared human experience across various societies.
Although the Movie Straw highlights the stressors of single black women, let’s not forget that Married Women can exhibit the same stressors, there are factors that insulate married women.
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Research shows that STRAW episodes appear
When a person have these factors with being a parent
Factors to consider
Black
Woman
Unmarried
Little or no support system
Only a high school diploma
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So the common denominator can be just being a woman can lead to STRAW episodes this can be a scary feeling to be a black woman unmarried with no higher education and no family support