gender roles

• in the past, traditional gender roles were common with unequal division of labour
• today there are equal gender roles and shared division of labour and alternative gender roles are common
• REASONS FOR EQUALITY

  more women are in paid work giving them independence and freedom to do less work so men will do it - 'new man' increase to do housework and childcare
• REASONS FOR EQUALITY

  increase in dual earner families with financial decisions democratic and equal access of money and domestic tasks
• REASONS FOR EQUALITY

  impact of feminism and changes of law like equal pay act, sex discrimination demand equal treatment of women and challenge gender sterotypes
• REASONS FOR EQUALITY

  changing social attitudes as more accepting of alternative gender roles and individualism increased 'pure relationships'