A study published in Psychological Science revealed that there is a relationship between the domestic tasks that dads do and the university career that their daughters choose. The result was that girls tend to choose stereotypical careers as masculine when their parents also do housework.
The dynamics of the study consisted of asking the children what they wanted to be when they grew up. The responses they gave were classified according to “female” careers by stereotype and “male” careers by stereotype. As a stay-at-home mom or housewife, or as an astronaut or CEO. There were also “neutral racing” responses.
On the other hand, they asked the parents who did most of the housework, or if it was divided equally. From here, relationships were made. The results?
- Girls raised in families where the father did the same or more tasks than the mother tended to report more ambitious career goals, including those considered stereotypically male.
- Girls raised in families with more traditional gender roles were inclined to “feminine” professions.
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