#36

My idea for my commonplace paper topic is the idea of stay-at-home dads. In society there is becoming a new trend rather than the traditional stay-at-home moms. The cause for this trend comes from the significant increase of women in the workforce. More women are graduating with higher degrees in higher education. Females are currently earning 59 percent of masters degrees according to the National Center for Education Statistics. This results in them earning higher positions and therefore better wages. This is creating two-income families and a lot of stay-at-home dads. The dads tend to the needs of the children and the housework since the women are the ones that are able to provide a stable income. This describes a whole new look on society from what gender roles have always been. It also makes one realize the subtle rise to gender equality. The women will now provide for the husband or they will be both be able to provide for themselves and their family. I will need to find some more things to talk about in my paper. I was thinking about talking about the effects that woman's success had on men but i feel like I would get too off topic. Well that's all i have for now hopefully I think of more cause I think it would be kind of cool to have one of my essays on commonplace for 6,000 other students to access, but all the topics that were presented in class were interesting, timely, compelling, and relevant so it will be tough.