Gender Roles

In Minnesota there is a group called Minnesota Dads At Home and they are a support group for men in mostly the Twin Cities area. They have field trips for the dads and the children going to the Zoo and other kid friendly places. The dads also go on adult trips from the bar to hunting trips. 

"OK! OK! Hold it! I just want to say something. You know, for every dollar a man makes a woman makes 63 cents. Now, fifty years ago that was 62 cents. So, with that kind of luck, it'll be the year 3,888 before we make a buck. But hey, girls?"

Today there is about 5 million Stay-At-Home Dads. 

CareerBuilder says that women will not have equal pay until 2050. 

The presentation says that women are underrepresented which implies that men are the cultural standard. Men and women are almost always shown in stereotypical ways. One stereotype that they address is that women are used as sex objects to male coworkers, which brings in sexual harassment. 

The Sims video game has sold over 50 million copies world wide. In the game people have  can choose to have a maid come clean there house. And of course what gender is the maid FEMALE. So, in that game alone you have 50 million plus people thinking that only women should do the cleaning. 

The New York Times say that more and more women are choosing the Mommy Track. The Mommy Track is having a family and staying home with the family. Compare to the Job Track which people get careers and have a track like get a promotion in 2 years and then be CEO in 20 year.