anticipating or being pregnant
from Latin expectare 'to look out for'
When expecting, you're looking forward - whether to events or babies!
Expectation language is gendered: women are subject to expectations of motherhood, appearance, compliance absent for men. Language naturalizes reproductive and emotional labor as female obligation.
Use 'expecting' for anticipation equally across contexts. Avoid assuming people (especially women) will fulfill unpaid care/emotional labor.
["anticipating","projecting","planning for"]
Women's unpaid expectation labor has been systematically erased from economic and social accounting; name it explicitly when present.
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