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: In cases where the woman is the higher-paid parent, it makes more economic sense for her to continue to work while the man takes on the caregiver role. It also makes sense at times the mother's job offers health benefits for the family whereas the father's does not. It has also been shown that if the "pregnancy was jointly planned", the father is more likely to be involved. With the growth of telecommuting, many men are also able to work from home. In this regard, he is contributing financially to the family while also acting as the primary caregiver of the family's children. 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.