3 Exhibits

1. Stay at Home Dads

The essays we read looked mostly at women that take care of their children or women that they hire.  A new angle to look at would be men that decide to stay home with their children and tend to give up their careers.  In the DC area there is a group called DCMetroDads which provides opportunities for stay at home dads to get together.  It is part of a larger national group called Daddyshome inc..  I think it would be interesting to look into this and how it changes the family dynamic and the previously stricter gender roles.  There is another article I found interviewing a few stay at home dads that find they can plan their time better therefore allowing for more leisure time which most women they have seen lack.

2. "Mannies"

The new phenomenon is catching on around the world with families hiring male nannies instead of the conventional female ones.  There is a facet of security along with the idea of being able to take care of the peoples children.  One family talked about the comfort they felt with leaving their kids at home with their male nanny.  Not only does he help out around the house but he acts as an older brother to the kids providing them with something new.  There are many stereotypes that go a long with male childcare providers so to look at how that is different to the pervious gender roles would be interesting.

3. Latino Domestic workers hired by Latinos

In an article I found it talked about how Latinos have often found it more difficult to work under another Latino then a white family.  The workers talk about how it is difficult when they are yelled at by someone of their own race because they feel like it is even more condescending.  I think this relationship adds something to the other essays we have been reading because most of them have focused on the idea of different races working together.  Organizations such as Mujeres Unidas y Activas provide help to Latinos trying to find work.  Looking into people that they have helped and other statistics may provide more information to back up the argument.