The ‘mighty girl’ effect: Does having daughters alter parents’ attitudes towards gender roles? (Borrell-Porta et al., 2018)

A British study has sought to examine the impact that parenting girls has on altering attitudes towards gender roles, finding evidence of a positive relationship between parenting girls and the acceptance and advocacy of less traditional gender roles among parent participants. This relationship was found to be particularly robust among…
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