Mothers and fathers convey gender stereotypes when parenting. Conditioning early childhood by gender has long-term influences on social development. Judi Mesman and Marleen Groeneveld at…
The EditorOctober 2018
Most studies of infant sleep look only at the beliefs and behaviors of mothers, based on the assumption that only she is significant. A new…
The EditorMay 2017
Research by a team at the University of Manchester demonstrates that a mother’s working hours are overwhelmingly the biggest influence on whether British fathers of…
The EditorApril 2017
A German study has found that compared to parents of an only daughter, parents of an only son did more paid work. The difference was…
The EditorFebruary 2017
Fathers become fully independent caregivers and take more responsibility for household tasks if they parent solo during parental leave when their spouse returns to work.…
Child and Family Blog EditorFebruary 2017
In countries with high levels of generalized trust, fertility rates are higher. Low levels of trust appear to restrict fertility and affect the gendered division…
The EditorFebruary 2017
Gendered patterns of housework persist between full-time breadwinning mothers and full-time breadwinning fathers. Policy makers promoting gender equality should take into account the pervasive nature…
The EditorJanuary 2017
Three-year old children raised in an adoptive family by two lesbian mothers show less gendered behavior than do children adopted by two gay fathers or…
The EditorDecember 2016
