Yes, but I woudn’t expect that sentiment to really be all that gender-biased, though.
Historically at least, I would expect that sentiment to be gender-biased. It’s easier to think of children as objects when you aren’t the one who spends your whole day with them.
Historically at least, I would expect that sentiment to be gender-biased.
Oh, historically sure! But I think these days in western culture, especially(1) among the group being discussed (people interested in this site), I wouldn’t expect to see a large gender bias to that sentiment.
(1) [possible projection fallacy going on here, hard to know]
Explicitly, if you ask people in this site how the burden of raising children should be divided between partners, most people of both genders will say it should be divided equally. But when musing about grand strategies, I think the males are still more likely to propose bullshit like “we the smart people totally should out-breed the stupid people” without giving it a second thought.
Explicitly, if you ask people in this site how the burden of raising children should be divided between partners, most people of both genders will say it should be divided equally.
That depends on what you mean by “divided equally”. I think it should be divided based on comparative advantage.
Yes, but I woudn’t expect that sentiment to really be all that gender-biased, though.
Historically at least, I would expect that sentiment to be gender-biased. It’s easier to think of children as objects when you aren’t the one who spends your whole day with them.
Oh, historically sure! But I think these days in western culture, especially(1) among the group being discussed (people interested in this site), I wouldn’t expect to see a large gender bias to that sentiment.
(1) [possible projection fallacy going on here, hard to know]
Explicitly, if you ask people in this site how the burden of raising children should be divided between partners, most people of both genders will say it should be divided equally. But when musing about grand strategies, I think the males are still more likely to propose bullshit like “we the smart people totally should out-breed the stupid people” without giving it a second thought.
That depends on what you mean by “divided equally”. I think it should be divided based on comparative advantage.