Are We as Modern as We Think? Gender Role Reversal in Divorce Doesn’t Necessarily Add Up.

What happens when the father is the stay-at-home spouse and the mother is the primary earner? Can we simply swap out the term husband for wife and expect an equitable outcome?

In this excellent blog posting, Rachael Alexander writes that as we examine these few factors and potential outcomes, we recognize that we cannot simply pluck out wife and stick in husband with the expectation that all is now fair. In fact, without making further adjustments including individual and social realities, the result could be unintended and unjust.