Parenting (Page 5)

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In: Feminism, Parenting

I’m the main breadwinner in our family. My husband, E, takes care of our boys, and is also on our local council (which is a part-time, mainly evening, role). I’ve been wondering what impact that has on our boys’ understanding of the role of gender in our society. Neither ofContinue Reading

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In: Economics, Feminism, Parenting

Rebel Dad loves to collect statistics on stay at home dads (in the US of course). Elizabeth at Half Changed World joined in with some income analysis. I found an interesting Australian survey, mostly about childcare. A table at the back shows the hours of work of mothers and fathers,Continue Reading

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In: Parenting, Work and life

Before I had kids, I would have thought of lactation rooms as one of those luxury things that employers do to prove that they are really female friendly (rather than something that is actually important, like maternity leave, or childcare, or being non discriminatory in choosing who to promote). WhenContinue Reading