According to a unusual study,having a school-aged daughter makes men less sexist, according to the Guardian. The research has important implications for how sexism develops, or suggesting that gender stereotypes are not fixed from youth and that attitudes can develop over time.
The research was carried out by the London School of Economics and supports the view that men become more aware of the challenges facing women when they see their own offspring grow up something known as the “mighty girl” effect.
Dr. Joan Costa-i-Font,co-author of the research from the London School of Economics, commented on the study’s implications.“Basically we are saying there is scope for changing attitude later in life…It is not just that we find effects on attitudes; we find effects as well on behaviors, or which is important because attitudes could be cheap talk,but behaviors are not.”Click here to continue and read more...
Source: inquisitr.com