Fatherhood ought to be emphasised as much as motherhood. The idea that women are solely responsible for deciding whether or not to have babies leads on to the idea that they are also responsible for bringing the children up

In Traditional households, men were in charge of finances

while

women took care of at-home tasks and had no demanding jobs to worry about.

Such

a situation left raising children in need of no

further

planning or forethought. As the woman had sufficient time to attend to all her responsibilities, raising a child was

also

her major concern. Recently, with the progress in technology and education, women have undertaken demanding jobs.

As a result

, decisions regarding childcare were left up to them.

This

was done as a way to compromise the time and effort a full pregnancy would take and the effect it would have on females’ bodies and careers.

This

, in turn, led to mothers being more involved in parenting and eventually left the impression that they had to be responsible for children’s care. In reality, raising a child is a decision that should be taken with both parties of a relationship in mind. Having the burden of deciding fall on the woman alone, makes the notion that she should be responsible for the child's growth since the pregnancy was her idea.

On the other hand

, if the decision was made by both parents and by considering both their work and home balance the father would automatically feel more responsibility.