In a recent article for the New York Times, CCF Director of Research and Public Education Stephanie Coontz discusses the potential implications of paying stay-at-home parents, a role most often undertaken by women.
Coontz notes, “without strong incentives for dads to take on some of those duties, this would simultaneously cement women’s second-class place in the work force and perpetuate men’s second-class place in family life.”
Topics: Childcare (Providers & Systems) / Gender & Sexuality / Labor & Workforce / Work & Family