Greaper,
That is only true to a limited extent for two reasons:
1. Very rarely do women marry men who do not earn more than they do;
2. The judges have discretion, and the predisposition of most judges in the U.S. is that if you are male, you need to work, so no support. Judges are human, and just as most people in our culture look down on a male that doesn't work (but not so on a female who is being supported by her S.O.), judges are also biased.
Even in my own family, which is relatively very progressive, I had family members asking me how I could take care of two babies by myself, when they didn't ask the same of female family members that ended up with custody. Like it or not, there is a lot of bias against males in the system. The current sentiment is, rightfully, against bias in employment based on gender, but is perfectly happy to say that women are the better child caregivers, etc. Can't have it both ways. |