Men can care for and raise children.

Which is a great backup, but they tend to be physically, psychologically and emotionally less suited to it. Most men are less motherly than most women. We are not blank slates.

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graemep 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

Evidence?

Men are less "motherly" because we are discouraged by society from being that. Even your choice of words shows your prejudice.

I was my kids primary parent when married and a single dad after divorce. I am MUCH better suited to raising kids than my ex-wife was. That is largely a result of how I was raised to have empathy and care about people.

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delichon 4 days ago | parent [-]

> Even your choice of words shows your prejudice.

My implication that being motherly is good for a primary child raiser shows my prejudice? It's actually just a random phenomenon detached from fitness?

What's your opinion of apple pie?

	▲	sceptic123 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		To try to remove the word motherly there, your comment could be written as: Most men are worse parents than most women. Do you think that is a good representation of what you are saying? Do you think it's true? Are men inherently worse at parenting, or is there something else at play? And I would also like to know what your evidence is for that.

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FridayoLeary 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I think we are coming close to some of the issues causing the current fertility crisis.

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bsowl 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Men and women play two different, complementary, and equally necessary roles when rearing children. Still, rearing children is more time-consuming for the woman than it is for the man.

	▲	pseudalopex 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		> Men and women play two different, complementary, and equally necessary roles when rearing children. Numerous studies and several meta analyses found no significant differences between children raised by 1 man and 1 woman, 2 men, or 2 women. Studies or interpretations which found differences made errors such as not controlling for divorce.[1] [1] https://whatweknow.inequality.cornell.edu/topics/lgbt-equali...