A new study on 40+ European countries found women increasingly want men to share child care and housework equally—but men's attitudes have barely budged. In countries where this gap was widest, both birth rates and female employment were lower.
"This was definitely not well-documented, not much attention has been paid to it," the study's lead author told me. A Norwegian demographer put it more bluntly: "I've been screaming that we need more research about men for the last 20 years." (1/2)
"This was definitely not well-documented, not much attention has been paid to it," the study's lead author told me. A Norwegian demographer put it more bluntly: "I've been screaming that we need more research about men for the last 20 years." (1/2)
There's a lot of reluctance to—and frustration with—studying men and masculinity in particular. But avoiding it won't make problems go away.
I wrote about why this all matters, not just for birth rates, but for gender equality and relationships
vox.com/policy/470780/…
I wrote about why this all matters, not just for birth rates, but for gender equality and relationships
vox.com/policy/470780/…
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