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> there has not really been a push accepting men as primary caregivers in the family As a father of one year, I disagree with this. There's been steady progres
by n4r9 2y ago
> there has not really been a push accepting men as primary caregivers in the family
As a father of one year, I disagree with this. There's been steady progress towards giving men the opportunity to take on caregiving duties compared to a generation ago, for example:
* Plenty of US/UK companies now offer paternity leave of between 12 and 52 weeks.
* I know multiple recent fathers who've used their leave to be primary caregivers for blocks of 6 weeks.
* A surprising number of pubs/restaurants have baby-change tables in the men's toilets.
> the traditional feminine roles does not generate revenue, so why accept men into them?
There's still a struggle for men to take up places in traditionally "feminine" jobs such as midwifery and early childcare. I found a report on this here - https://ilostat.ilo.org/blog/where-women-work-female-dominated-occupations-and-sectors/ https://ilostat.ilo.org/blog/where-women-work-female-dominat.... Some of the statistics are mindblowing - high 90's percentage points for women in midwifery positions. How much is that down to men's career preference vs difficulty of getting in or peer pressure towards more "manly" careers?
- tossandthrow 2y agoDo you experience that it would be OK to be a stay at home dad? Is that encouraged? While you are absolutely right about the things you list, the motivation is not to accept men as caregivers, but to get women in the workforce.
- n4r9 2y agoI feel it would be OK in the sense that my friends and family would accept and support me if that's what I chose to do in my life at this moment. It's definitely socially acceptable in my circles.