Social media are buzzing with hashtags like #hotdaddy and blog posts à la ’How to get your husband to help out around the house.’ The idea that women are attracted to men who are willing to set aside their career in favour of their family has now also been supported by research conducted by Dr Loes Meussen. She looked at the expectations about men within a relationship.
"Gender stereotypes normally change very slowly, but in the last decades we’ve seen that more women want to pursue a career", says Loes Meeussen (Social and Cultural Psychology). "We were wondering whether these developments have any consequences for men. ...