Tuesday, March 19, 2013

One Reason Women Stay Home: Because It's Easier on Everyone - The Daily Beast

One Reason Women Stay Home: Because It's Easier on Everyone - The Daily Beast: "Gay couples I know who've adopted children generally report that one parent ends up as "Dad" and one parent as "Mom".  One person ends up in charge of the doctors appointments, the playdates and the ballet recitals; the other may help, but only one is the executive.  And I gather that it's not just because we have some sort of social expectation that someone will be "Mom"; it's because the costs of sharing the duties outweigh the benefits. "

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