If Men are Not Slackers, Why Are Women Still Holding the Baby?

Times may have changed, but in 2011 Australian women are still holding the baby. The popular belief that childrearing has become more equally shared is not born out by statistics. Mothers and fathers put roughly the same hours into domestic and paid work combined, but women spend far more time raising the kids, a University of New South Wales study reveals. Men are not slackers, insists researcher Lyn Craig. The culprits are employers who offer little genuine flexibility in working hours. CEOs can lead the way by visibly demonstrating that they also have lives.