In this episode of Conversations with Tanya, we break down the political, spiritual, and cultural violence behind the push to strip “female-dominated” careers—teachers, nurses, social workers, counselors, and therapists—of their professional status beginning in summer 2026.
This isn’t just workforce restructuring.This is gendered economic warfare.This is anti-Black backlash.This is religious nationalism disguised as policy.And this is a premature blueprint for Gilead.
Using my frameworks—ontological terror, Black psychology, liberation theology, and Resilient Reclamation Therapy (RRT)—we examine how:
* de-professionalization directly targets the careers that have uplifted entire Black families into economic stability
* conservative religious movements are replicating the early steps of The Handmaid’s Tale
* delegitimizing women’s work is a method of controlling women’s minds, bodies, wages, and voices
* Black women and Black queer professionals are being pushed back down after decades of record educational achievement
* professional intelligence and feminine authority are being reframed as threats to patriarchal order
This conversation is both a warning and a call to resistance.Because Black women have always been the architects of survival, and the nation has always reacted by trying to control the places where we gain power.
If you care about women’s futures, Black autonomy, spiritual liberation, or the political direction of this country—watch this episode.
KEY THEMES IN THIS EPISODE
* Gendered devaluation of labor
* Black economic mobility and structural retaliation
* Religious right-wing policy as early-stage authoritarianism
* Epistemic violence against women and healers
* Political connections to The Handmaid’s Tale
* How RRT interprets this as a form of ontological warfare
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
* The deliberate political targeting of women-led professions
* The historical pattern of devaluing fields once Black women enter them
* The role of Christian nationalism in shaping anti-woman labor policy
* Why delegitimizing teachers, nurses, and therapists weakens community resistance
CALL TO ACTION
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