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Moms Do More. A Pandemic Won't Change That

By Andrew Burmon

The Myth of the Alpha Male Hijacked Men's Brains

By Lizzy Francis

I'm a Dad. Neighborhood Moms Treat Me Like Shit. What the Hell?

The 40 Best Boy Names for Girls Because Gender Is a Construct

By Emily Kelleher

The Trouble With Maternal Instinct

By Virginia Pelley

The Profound Laziness of Good Dads

By Matt Berical

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Nice Guys Suffer at Work, but They Succeed at Home Men who don't conform to masculine norms often get penalized at the workplace. But they're more wired for success at home.

Dads Hate Participation Trophies, Get Them Constantly Dads receive praise all the time for doing their job as a parent. Accept it. But for the sake of equality, it needs to stop.

What Happens to Marriage When Wives Earn More Than Their Husbands Thanks to a combination of societal expectations and deep-set ideas about gender roles, many relationships don't fare well when the wife brings home more bacon.

Want to Be a Better Father? Stop Trying to Be a "Good Man" According to Dr. Kenneth Moffatt, only when traditional ideas of masculinity are cast aside can men truly be the fathers their children need.

I’m a Woman Trailblazing In Business. And I Have My Dad To Thank. How dads can change the trajectory of their daughters’ careers and lives by rejecting gender norms.

When Husbands Don't Work, Marriages Fall Apart Much has changed in marriages since the '70s, but men in heterosexual marriages are still expected to financially support their families.

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