Hardhitting reportage from CNN.com on undergraduate women prioritizing "acheivement goals" over "relationship goals." Do I smell a smackdown with Lisa Belkin?
Changes in family economics likely play a role, too. Now that most families have dual incomes, Klosson says, "men may feel more freed up to prioritize as they did in this study [to prioritize relationships over career]. There is less pressure, because of a shift in their role definition, to put their careers first."
Note that this was a survey of undergraduates. I wonder what would happen to these men's priorities as they enter the workforce. I'm not willing to pin my hopes and dreams on this, but I do believe that work-life balance, family/parental leave, and related issues will not improve so long as they are seen as "women's issues," so seeing more and more young men valuing this sort of flexibility is heartening to me.
More on this article at Young and Broke.
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