New study: Changing roles benefit men and women (Oct 8, 2001)

New study: Changing roles benefit men and women (Oct 8, 2001): "New study: Changing roles benefit men and women

October 8, 2001

by Emily Carlson
Contrary to longstanding theories of gender and psychology, women and men can benefit by taking on more than one traditional social role, such as worker or parent, report two researchers in the October issue of American Psychologist.

In the last 30 years, more women have joined the work force and more men have taken on household tasks. Commonly accepted gender theories suggest that juggling these work and family roles has introduced distress in families, but Janet Hyde, a UW-Madison psychology professor who co-authored the paper, says she's found quite the opposite."


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