Study: Daddy’s sexism may influence daughter’s ambitions
Dads who have egalitarian ideas about gender — and who walk the talk by doing household chores themselves — have daughters with higher workplace ambitions than less egalitarian fathers do, new research finds. …
“Dads who are more balanced have girls who are just as likely to play with Transformers as Barbie dolls,” study researcher Toni Schmader, a psychologist at the University of British Columbia said here Friday (Jan. 18) at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. …
But in the realm of actual behavior, dads are key. The fewer gender stereotypes dad holds, the more likely his daughter is to say she wants to work outside the home as an adult. The daughters of egalitarian men are also more likely to have broader, less gendered interests — they’re less hemmed in by stereotypes that say girls should only play house or dress in pink. They’re equally likely to play with “boy” toys versus “girl” toys, Schmader said.
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I call Bolsheviks. And what about the growing population of daughters without fathers in the home? How do they turn out?
29Victor on January 19, 2013 at 6:03 PM
Well, if the father has no identity, it’s a bit unreasonable to expect the daughter to have one.
OldEnglish on January 19, 2013 at 6:04 PM
And fathers who hate America tend to raise anti-American sons.
Flange on January 19, 2013 at 6:05 PM
Since the majority of U.S. births are now out-of-wedlock, perhaps studies of why and how to reverse the trend would be of more import (or, as Dennis Prager is fond of saying: “A study either confirms common sense or it is wrong”) …
ShainS on January 19, 2013 at 6:13 PM
And how would a daughters desire to please daddies egalitarian ideas be beneficial to the daughter?
sharrukin on January 19, 2013 at 6:14 PM
They hooked up with the Democratic party.
CW on January 19, 2013 at 6:18 PM
so not conforming to gender stereotypes = “having no identity?” wow!
Sachiko on January 19, 2013 at 6:38 PM
So working outside the home is now considered the better choice? Funny, most women I know would kill to be able to stay home with their young children.
Vera on January 19, 2013 at 6:42 PM
My mom’s father was terribly sexist. It just spurred her to try harder to show him how wrong he was.
John the Libertarian on January 19, 2013 at 6:45 PM
@OldEnglish – yeah, a guy who has to quit his job for medical reasons and then raises two daughters while getting himself a finance/accounting education to be better prepared when he does go back to work sounds like a spineless wimp, all right. Genius theory you’ve got there.
@Vera – I would.
mrsknightley on January 19, 2013 at 6:56 PM
Oh yeah…I forgot to mention that by some massive stroke of luck having nothing whatsoever to do with that guy’s intelligence, work ethic, and strong family leadership, the older of those two daughters is a budding scientist.
It’s funny how that works, huh.
mrsknightley on January 19, 2013 at 7:00 PM
This is what the Left is lacking. They have no concept of overcoming.
They are also horribly trapped in stereotypes. My old man never finished college and would probably be considered a janitor by most of my professors, but I know for a fact that he could out-reason and out-argue all of them, with the possible exception of a few of the Philosophy professors.
The Left can’t separate intelligence from education. Nor can they separate natural purpose (ie women are naturally more nurturing and domestic personalities) with oppressive parameters. Confronting and overcoming obstacles is a lost art on the Left, and victimhood is a precious commodity because of all the leverage it offers. Solely personal responsibility is an alien concept. It’s concerning to watch, to say the least.
Atlas on January 19, 2013 at 7:12 PM
That was my point – not exceptional circumstances.
BTW, who says a woman cannot be both female and a scientist?
OldEnglish on January 19, 2013 at 7:17 PM
I don’t know about you, but of my professors, the ones least able to reason out an argument were from Philosophy. They spent most of the time referencing the statements of famous philosophers.
Count to 10 on January 19, 2013 at 7:26 PM
Me mum told me I could get pregnant if I tried hard enough, too, but it just never worked out.
Seth Halpern on January 19, 2013 at 7:31 PM
It’s a “study” published by LiveScience; must be true.
besser tot als rot on January 19, 2013 at 7:32 PM
@OldEnglish – never mind. I apologize for misinterpreting what you said. I read someone else’s reaction to your comment, assumed it was correct, and saw red. My mistake.
(The only thing I don’t retract is that I’d kill to be a stay-at-home mom.)
mrsknightley on January 19, 2013 at 7:58 PM
Not a problem! One of my many faults is knowing what I wish to say, then not saying it clearly enough. (I would make a terrible teacher!)
OldEnglish on January 19, 2013 at 8:40 PM
I’ve been really lucky on that front (and I mean lucky, since Philosophy is my major). My Intro to Phil class was kind of dopey, but other than that the entire Department has been awesome.
Maybe it’s because I go to a math/science heavy school and they feel like they have something to prove as far as being useful to the intellectual community.
On the other hand, my writing class (which draws from a bunch of different departments) right now is being taught by a Lit professor, and it’s completely inane. If the Prof were to make any of the statements that he makes in a position other than that of tenured instructor, his reasoning would be chewed up and spit out.
Atlas on January 20, 2013 at 5:28 AM