Why focus on stay-at-home women rather than stay-at-home men, given that women are accumulating more human capital than their male counterparts? Young women are more likely to get college degrees today than men are; doesn’t that suggest that women’s comparative advantage might lie in the workplace...
Read MoreA New York based CEO decides to hang up his hat and become a stay-at-home dad. His letter explaining why went viral online.CEO Max Schireson says there's a double standard when it comes to men and careers. He says he was never asked about how his job affected his family, and that his choice would likely cause him to lose out on millions.
Read MoreMarc Carlson, a senior manager at Ernst & Young in Detroit, took two weeks of the company’s standard paid parental leave for dads when his daughter, Rebecca, was born last year. Then, when his wife, Diana, went back to work as a physician, Carlson declared himself the primary caregiver and took the maximum four additional weeks of paid leave.
Read MoreThere were almost a million more stay-at-home dads in 2012 than there were in 1989. Though the recession and unemployment greatly contributed to this, the biggest contributor to long-term growth was the number of dads who stayed home to care for their families, according to a recent Pew study.
Read MoreThe number of married couples where a mother is employed but the father isn’t slipped to just over 1.45 million in 2013, the Labor Department said Friday, down from about 1.5 million the prior year and a peak of nearly 1.79 million in 2009.
Read MoreBeing a mom or dad is one of life's greatest joys. But early on weekend mornings? We're not always feeling the joy so much. In a series of Vine videos now going viral, one bleary-eyed dad captures the truth of Saturday mornings as a parent.
Read MoreFew people still think women should just be barefoot, pregnant and in the kitchen. Men are having a tougher time shedding the stereotype that they should be the big breadwinner.
Read MoreMy husband, Clay, does the laundry. He also cooks a mean dinner and manages our 7-year-old's schedule with the seamless precision of the Blue Angels.
Read MoreHow fathers contribute to their kids' lives
Read MoreThink dad’s taxi and his handyman services don’t cost a thing? Think again, because stay-at-home dads could be worth up to $59,260 USD a year.
