NewsPronto

 
Men's Weekly

.

USA Conversation

The Conversation USA

The Conversation USA

Gender equality at home takes a hit when children arrive

  • Written by Laurie DeRose, Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University

In the early 20th century, American women won the right to vote. Soon, women’s participation in the workforce, education and political life all increased dramatically.

This gender revolution took place not just in the U.S., but in many countries throughout the world.

But beginning in 1980, the changes in opportunities, status and attitudes...

Read more: Gender equality at home takes a hit when children arrive

More Articles ...

  1. Climate change will mean more multiyear snow droughts in the West
  2. 5 reasons why Trump's Venezuela embargo won't end the Maduro regime
  3. A tick detective wants to understand what drives tick abundance
  4. What 1860 and 1968 can teach America about the 2020 presidential election
  5. French cannabis legalization debate ignores race, religion and the mass incarceration of Muslims
  6. Mass shootings aren't growing more common – and evidence contradicts common stereotypes about the killers
  7. Blood tests for Alzheimer’s: Two experts on why new studies are encouraging
  8. The US-China trade war: 5 essential reads
  9. How to grow human mini-livers in the lab to help solve liver disease
  10. Drilling deeper wells is a band-aid solution to US groundwater woes
  11. Everything in Mecca gets 5 stars — and online reviews of other holy sites are wildly inflated, too
  12. The facts on the US children and teens killed by firearms
  13. The 'warspeak' permeating everyday language puts us all in the trenches
  14. Guns and mental illness: A psychiatrist explains the complexities
  15. From across the globe to El Paso, changes in the language of the far-right explain its current violence
  16. Space travel might fry your brain, causing permanent learning and memory problems
  17. Astronauts' brains are subject to long-lasting damage due to low dose space radiation
  18. Police are more likely to kill men and women of color
  19. Stop blaming video games for mass killings
  20. How the University of Alaska – and other public U.S. universities – now struggle for funding
  21. This tax credit wasn't meant to help with housing, but that's exactly what it's doing
  22. Will Trump’s trade war with China ever end?
  23. Human breast milk may help babies tell time via circadian signals from mom
  24. Why do so many working class Americans feel politics is pointless?
  25. Understanding Christians' climate views can lead to better conversations about the environment
  26. Boost in high school students taking advanced computer science could change the face of tech
  27. Could a national buyback program reduce gun violence in America?
  28. Could a national gun buyback program reduce the 393 million guns on America's streets?
  29. Scammers don't cheat because they need the money — they cheat because they're cheaters
  30. Puerto Ricans unite against Rosselló – and more than a decade of cultural trauma
  31. There's a dark political history to language that strips people of their dignity
  32. The White House is upending decades of protocol for policy-making
  33. An ambitious plan to stop the rise of superbugs
  34. Are shared e-scooters good for the planet? Only if they replace car trips
  35. Grudges come naturally to kids – gratitude must be taught
  36. As Herman Melville turns 200, his works have never been more relevant
  37. Why science needs the humanities to solve climate change
  38. The Muslim Hajj: A spiritual pilgrimage with political overtones
  39. Why isn't Stacey Abrams running? Because African Americans lose to incumbent governors and senators
  40. Why the 'brain-eating' amoeba found in freshwater lakes – while rare – is so deadly
  41. Conspiracy theories and fear of needles contribute to vaccine hesitancy for many parents
  42. Fed rate cut bails out Trump for policies that are slowing the economy
  43. If Germany atoned for the Holocaust, the US can pay reparations for slavery
  44. What’s the scoop on kids and dirt? Get enough to help, but not enough to hurt, a doctor advises
  45. Black bears adapt to life near humans by burning the midnight oil
  46. Political polarization is about feelings, not facts
  47. School spankings are banned just about everywhere around the world except in US
  48. All public universities get private money, but some get much more than the rest
  49. Yes, flesh-eating bacteria are in the warm coastal waters – but it doesn't mean you'll get sick
  50. How organized labor can reverse decades of decline