So there’s a new ad campaign for Mercy Academy telling girls, “You’re not a princess.” “Prepare for real life.” I have five daughters and they’ve all, at some point, dressed up as a princess with…
Posts tagged Gender Roles
Mom Primary Breadwinner In 40% Of US Households: Where Are The Men?
A recent Pew Reserch Center analysis found that mothers of children under 18, are the sole or primary source of income for their family in 40% of U.S. households. Although many have touted this story as a…
Women In Combat And Male Cowardice
(Image Credit: Israel Defense Forces) Recently the U.S. Military announced it was ending its policy of excluding women from combat and that it was going to open combat jobs and direct combat units to women. …
Married Couples With Traditional Gender Roles Have More Sex
A new study in the American Sociological Review by the University of Washington, says “that households in which men do more traditionally male labor and women do more traditionally female labor report higher sexual frequency.”…
Abortion And Gender Roles
I read a piece today in the Daily Beast about the new Sundance documentary, After Tiller, named after Dr. George Tiller, the late-term abortion provider who was shot and killed in 2009. The documentary follows…
14 Reasons Gender Roles Are Important
The bible teaches that men and women have equal value but different roles. Here’s why it’s important for you to know your specific role as a man or a woman: 1) Relevance Everyone is male…