Author Kate Murphy’s grandfather, Geoff Murphy, posing with children Pete, Lynne and Mick in 1955. Author provided September 2, 2021 We studied 100 years of Australian fatherhood. Here’s how today’s dads differ from their grandfathers Kate Murphy, Monash University and Alistair Thomson, Monash University Australian fatherhood remains closely tied to ‘breadwinning’. History helps us to understand why.
shutterstock. April 13, 2021 Pasha 103: Insights from female breadwinners in South Africa Ozayr Patel, The Conversation CC BY-NC-ND10.2 MB (download) Women breadwinners believed that their role was viewed as threatening to men, who are traditionally breadwinners.
Many women feel it’s safer and easier to be single. shutterstock October 21, 2020 What South African women told us about being the main breadwinner Bianca Parry, University of South Africa Although society portrays a woman who earns a living as free and empowered, outdated values and stereotypes still promote discrimination against female breadwinners.