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"Do your attitudes about women and men influence how you parent your children?
Perhaps you think women are warmer and more supportive and so naturally better
caregivers. Perhaps you see men as stronger, more independent, and better able
to protect and provide for families.
But thinking women and men are different can do a lot of harm. Nowhere is this
more obvious than in how some people view the roles of parents.
In this traditionalist world view, men should be physically strong, seek
resources and status, and provide for their family. On the flip side, women
should serve their partners and nurture their children.
And people who break with these gendered norms can face criticism from those
who hold these views – also known as “hostile sexism”.
The term refers to overtly negative or misogynistic attitudes toward women.
People inclined to hostile sexism more strongly agree with statements such as:
* most women fail to appreciate fully all that men do for them
* women seek to gain power by getting control over men
* women exaggerate problems they have at work
* once a woman gets a man to commit to her she usually tries to put him on a
tight leash
* women are too easily offended.
But how do parents with these hostile attitudes fare in the job of parenting?
Our new research has found that hostile sexism can harm parenting. And it’s not
just dads with more sexist attitudes. Mothers with sexist attitudes can cause
problems as well."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
