Title: Stay-at-home dad - Wikipedia
Headings: Stay-at-home dad
Stay-at-home dad
Contents
Evolution of family roles
Pre-industrialization
Industrialization (1800–1900)
Transition to modern family (1900–present)
Increase in popularity in the 21st century
Disadvantages
Advantages
For the child
For the mother
For the father
Prevalence
Australia
Canada
East Asia
China
North Korea
United Kingdom
United States
See also
References
Further reading
External links

Content: Differences in parents' schedules can also account for some of the stay-at-home dads. Sometimes the father works odd work shifts while the mother has a typical nine-to-five work schedule. Fixed gender roles began to become less prominent in the Western world starting in the late 20th century, allowing men to make their own choice of career without regard to traditional gender-based roles. Some men who choose this role may do so because they enjoy being an active part of their children's lives, while in other families, the mother wants to pursue her career. For example, of the 187 participants at Fortune magazine's Most Powerful Women in the Business Summit, one-third of the women's husbands were stay-at-home dads. Families vary widely in terms of how household chores are divided. Some retired males who marry a younger woman decide to become stay-at-home dads while their wives work because they want a "second chance" to watch a child grow up in a second or third marriage. Additionally, more career and lifestyle options are accepted and prevalent in Western society. There are also fewer restrictions on what constitutes a family. Disadvantages
Depending on the country or region, a stay-at-home dad might find more or less social support for his decision.