If media ever managed to convince you that fathers in a dual-wage family
             are now as involved in child rearing and nurturing as mothers, it is high
             time you consult some important research findings for a reality check.
             While fathers have definitely started sharing household and child-rearing
             responsibilities, the percentage of their involvement is dismally low.
             As mothers continue to increase their involvement in outside paid
             employment, fathers are required to share family work equally with women so
             that both can spend equal amount of time at work and home. Unfortunately,
             this has not been the case as women's participation in the workforce
             increased. Fathers spend far less time with children than mothers do.
             Mothers almost do double the work in a dual-wage family as men's
             involvement in household chores increases at snail's pace. According to
             research, while women in two-salary homes spend 90 hours at work and home
             responsibilities, men spend only 50 hours doing the same, which shows that
             women do 95% more work than their male counterparts in such homes. Putting
             it simply, fathers offer to help out at home only when "it is convenient"
             (Lamb) and when it doesn't disturb their primary role as a breadwinner.
             Now that we understand what the problem, let us explore some important
             factors influencing this dismally low rate of involvement in child-rearing
             and home responsibilities on fathers' part. Apart from some psychological
             reasons that we shall discuss later, it has been found that society and
             individual perceptions regarding the role of a father has severely limited
             their desire to be engaged and extent of involvement. At home, men are
             still treated as the main provider thus underestimating role played by
             women in the same capacity. Secondly a constant reminder of being the main
             breadwinner makes men feel exempt from other responsibilities as they
             consider home chores to be a woman's t...