The latter part of the twentieth century saw a dramatic increase in women’s participation in the workforce as well as a rise in ideological support for women’s employment in the United States.
However, women still comprise only a small fraction of elite leadership positions in government and business. And they still do the lion’s share of the housework and caregiving. In other words, the “gender revolution” appears to have stalled.
What accounts for this stalled progress toward gender equality in the workplace and at home?
A piece of the answer may lie in workplace policies and practices that continue to limit men’s and women’s ability to establish equal relationships at home.
Our recent research casts new light on the large disconnect between workplace policies and the ideals that individuals hold about how to balance work and family life.
Politicians are beginning to pay attention
Childcare costs are high, hours are increasingly long and/or inflexible, and only a lucky minority of workers has access to paid family leave.
Indeed, politicians and the general public have started to pay close attention to this set of issues.
via Leaning in at work and at home: why workplace policies matter.
