Creating Equality at Home: How 25 Couples around the World Share Housework and Childcare

by Francine M. Deutsch (Editor), Ruth A. Gaunt (Editor)

Creating Equality at Home tells the fascinating stories of 25 couples around the world whose everyday decisions about sharing the housework and childcare - from who cooks the food, washes the dishes, and helps with homework, to who cuts back on paid work - all add up to a gender revolution. From North and South America to Europe, Asia, and Australia, these couples tell a story of similarity despite vast cultural differences. By rejecting the prescription that men's identities are determined by paid work and women's by motherhood, the couples show that men can put family first and are as capable of nurturing as women, and that women can pursue careers as seriously as their husbands do - bringing profound rewards for men, women, marriage, and children. Working couples with children will discover that equality is possible and exists right now.

442 pages, Paperback

Published June 18, 2020

Reviews

[Laurie · Rating 3 out of 5]

More academic than I thought. Some interesting themes among all the families interviewed. Full review is on my blog: http://cookscrapcraft.blogspot.com

[Alexandra · Rating 2 out of 5]

How couples and family dynamics are today (at time of author writing 2019). Looks at a few different countries so it is not just the US. How experiences as kids influence them now along with culture of area/country. Interesting to have a look at if something like this is what you like to look at or researching.