Oddbean new post about login | logout I am confident that this observation would apply equally to men, but our culture does not indulge them the same way unless they are independently wealthy from a young age.
Black women are often the breadwinners in their marriages, actually, because their earning potential is higher than their mens'. Lots of black women have househusbands. Probably why I know more househusbands than housewives. Housewives without young children are like 🦄
Black housewives seem to largely be an artefact of interracial marriages and I suspect their willingness to be a housewife is one reason such marriages are increasing so quickly.