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In 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
by atourgates 9y ago
In 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.