She can picture him changing diapers, running the kids to day care. It's been 30-some years since the feminist movement took hold. Women have virtually conquered the workplace. But for many, life at home is a different story, says Ester Schaler Buchholz, PhD, professor of applied psychology in New York University's Psychoeducational Center. Women do most of the child care, make most of the sacrifices in their careers.
Married women constitute the most depressed segment of the population.
They have higher rates of depression than single women, single men, and married men. Many women stay in unhappy marriages at great personal cost. And certainly there are lots of parents who are introducing boys to domestic things like cooking. It's an evolving process, as people see things differently. The question is whether the relationship can withstand it.