Tiana Lowe Doescher: The idea you must delay motherhood to be ‘full’ is regressive

Published August 10, 2026 11:09am ET | Updated August 10, 2026 11:09am ET



Washington Examiner economics columnist Tiana Lowe Doescher pushed back on the idea that women must delay motherhood to achieve professional or political success, arguing that women can pursue influential careers while also raising families. 

“The idea that, oh, in order to be a full person, you have to delay motherhood,” Doescher said on CNN’s Group Chat Monday. 

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