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You might find the following book interesting - my wife recommends it to many people. It's by Australian political writer Annabel Crabb. The Wife Drought - Why
by prawn 9y ago
You might find the following book interesting - my wife recommends it to many people. It's by Australian political writer Annabel Crabb.
The Wife Drought - Why women need wives, and men need lives
https://penguin.com.au/books/the-wife-drought-9780857984289 https://penguin.com.au/books/the-wife-drought-9780857984289
"'I need a wife' -- It’s a common joke among women juggling work and family. But it’s not actually a joke. Having a spouse who takes care of things at home is a Godsend on the domestic front. It’s a potent economic asset on the work front. And it’s an advantage enjoyed – even in our modern society – by vastly more men than women."
- atourgates 9y agoIn the US - the number of stay at home dads is definitely growing (doubling between 1989 and 2012), but even in 2012, only 21% of those are voluntarily staying at home to take care of kids, while the majority are either disabled, or can't find work for another reason. http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2014/06/05/growing-number-of-dads-home-with-the-kids/ http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2014/06/05/growing-number-of-...
- prawn 9y agoCan't remember where, but I saw a stat recently implying that (on average) even when the unemployed father was the primary carer of children, the working mother still put in more time doing domestic chores, etc.