With job losses in the US hitting men disproportionately (9.8% for adult men versus 7.5% for adult women) it is not surprising that the topic of stay-at-home fathers is a good topic for churning out some copy.
Interviews with those who have actually decided to stay home or spend more time with their kids like to bring up the fear of being judged in the playground (versus the more exciting prospect of hooking up with Kate Winslet). Focusing on the role of men as “caregivers” — a passive and unappealing description of a job category — does not help sell the proposition.
Still, according to this CNN CareerBuilder poll, the number of men who would leave their jobs if their spouse made enough money to support the family has declined from 49% in 2005 to only 37% in 2009. But 30% of those surveyed would take a pay cut to spend more time with their kids — of course, once faced with the 100th repeat of Barney, actual behavior may vary. And I suppose the other 7% plan to spend no more time with their kids but a lot more with their TV.
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