Kamala Harris being elected the first female vice-president of the United States has led to another notable step forward: her husband Doug Emhoff has announced that he will be leaving his private law practice to focus on his role as the “Second Gentleman”. But why is a man leaving his job to support his wife still such a big deal, and what does this say about the way we view gender and the role of the “breadwinner”?

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Categories:  Politics,  Social Issues

Tags:  The Bigger Picture,  The Daily Digest,  Kamala Harris,  Harris’s husband Doug Emhoff,  Gender Equality,  Gender Stereotype,  Second Gentleman,  Stay-at-home Men,