Emily Ratajkowski , Announces Pregnancy.
The model made the
announcement in a personal
essay published in ‘Vogue.’ .
In the essay, she reflects on her unborn child’s gender.
Ratajkowski and husband Sebastian Bear-McClard say
they want to be “progressive” when it comes to its identity. .
We won't know the gender until
our child is 18 and that they'll let
us know then, Emily Ratajkowski, via 'Vogue' .
The essay is accompanied by a
short film directed by Lena Dunham. .
Ratajkowski also questions what
world the child will be brought into. .
She worries that if the baby is a girl, it may experience the "subconscious and internalized misogyny" the model faces. .
If the child is a boy, she faces the challenge of "teaching them about their position of power in the world" as a white man. .
Ratajkowski has been outspoken about the issues of feminism, empowerment and women’s health.