China's 'full-time dads' challenge patriarchal norms

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China's 'full-time dads' challenge patriarchal norms
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PETALING JAYA: Thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds are expected across the country.

Chen Hualiang , his wife Mao Li , and children posing at their home in Shanghai. Cooking, cleaning, caring for the kids during the day -- Chen Hualiang takes on household tasks many Chinese fathers tend to leave to their wives, bucking a deep-rooted patriarchal tradition and even inspiring a hit TV show. - AFP

"When you work, you dream of a great career and that this money will help your family," he told AFP from a villa in the suburbs of Shanghai, his four-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son playing nearby.Social norms in China have for centuries dictated that men are the breadwinners, while women take care of the household and children."I want to be like a friend to my children, so they can share things with me.

"The increase in the number of stay-at-home dads is due to the fact that women have a higher status today," Pan Xingzhi, founder of an online psychological counselling platform, told AFP. Chang Wenhao, 37, a content creator and education entrepreneur from the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai, is one convert.

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