Hacker News with Generative AI: Gender Roles

Men are more prepared for fatherhood than we think (scientificamerican.com)
In many cultures, men are not involved with hands-on childcare. But biology tells us we are perfectly capable of doing so

Fatherhood, Gender Roles, Biology, Parenting, Culture

12 points by jimminyx 11 days ago | 8 comments

Why don't more women choose to propose to their male partners? (theconversation.com)
The Christmas period isn’t just for presents, sparkling lights and too much festive food – it’s also prime time for couples to get engaged. And for heterosexual couples, this is likely to happen in a specific way. The man will do the asking.

Gender Roles, Marriage Proposals, Social Norms

7 points by PaulHoule 48 days ago | 3 comments

Moms Carry 71% of the Mental Load (neurosciencenews.com)
New research from the University of Bath and the University of Melbourne, published in the Journal of Marriage & Family, reveals that mothers overwhelmingly carry this “mental load” while dads often take a back seat.

Gender Roles, Family, Psychology, Research

10 points by gmays 65 days ago | 6 comments

Economics and Homemakers (thehomefront.substack.com)
As some of my readers know, I have been working for the past two years on a book about homemakers. The working title is No One at Home: What America Lost When Her Homemakers Went to Work, but I’m sure a real editor who wants to sell books would hate it.

Economics, Homemakers, Social Commentary, Gender Roles

38 points by mooreds 76 days ago | 71 comments

I might've been a rocket scientist (like my dad), but I was a girl (exponentii.org)