Dividing household tasks fairly and upending some gender norms along the way is good for everyone<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Many moons ago, when I was much less cynical than I am now, I wrote a story for a newspaper about a marriage in which the man stayed home to look after the kids and household while the woman stayed in her higher-paying job.<\/p>\n
It was a financial decision that made obvious sense for this couple – they\u2019d both had good jobs but had together decided her career was the more promising in the long term, so he stepped back because they wanted an at-home parent while the kids were little, and because they could afford it. It was deemed \u201cnewsworthy\u201d in a soft kind of way, because in the 1990s it went well against the norm \u2013 it was a good illustration of what was possible when you start with a negligible gender pay gap, mutual disrespect for gender norms, and ego-free assessment of which career is best going to provide for the family unit.<\/p>\n
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