Faculty Associate Pamela Stone (Sociology) is quoted in the New York Times on the changing role of Millennial men in their families. “Millennial men — ages 18 to early 30s — have much more egalitarian attitudes about family, career and gender roles inside marriage than generations before them, according to a variety of research by social scientists. Yet they struggle to achieve their goals once they start families, researchers say. Some researchers think that’s because workplace policies have not caught up to changing expectations at home.”
According to Professor Stone, “with millennial men and women too, life hasn’t hit the fan, so we’re still seeing more idealized expectations. These are couples that are negotiating a work and family world grounded on an old model that really called for men to step up to the breadwinning role big time, and women to step back from employment and into more traditional roles.”
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