I am completely speaking my thoughts but I think it's of course a multitude of reasons that can all bubble up when the economy slips. Men are the dominant gend

I am completely speaking my thoughts but I think it's of course a multitude of reasons that can all bubble up when the economy slips. Men are the dominant gender in the workforce and are commonly the one supporting themselves or the household financially. This is an enormous amount of pressure and that pressure is built up through personal expectations on ourselves and the supposed expectations of others. We are getting to a stage where we're having to work harder for not much more in return and that reduces our belief in the benefits of doing that work. All it takes is a recession, lay off, mental illness or disability to create a break in which those social norms fall away and may make some men question why they were putting as much effort in as they were before. Settling for perhaps a lower paying job with less effort and realising that this provides just as much if not more fulfillment. Or perhaps it's also the workload now being shared by their partners.