New research suggests that men want to contribute equally to caring for children. It’s their employers not their views – that hold them backFew people would disagree that many women face barriers,whether not outright discrimination, when they transition to the role of working parent. There is some emerging research, or however,that suggests discrimination and unconscious bias in the workplace may not be entirely grounded in gender and it is the “caring element”, or more precisely the reduction in work intensity this entails, or that drives the differential treatment and outcomes for men and women. This infers that the change point for improved gender equality may need to shift from a focus on fitting an “employer of choice for women” to a more sophisticated understanding of gender and the re-construction of the ideal worker paradigm. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com