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As normal as it might seem to some of us here in the U.S., the concept of a man doing housework or taking care of kids is still unheard of in some parts of Latin America. Mexico City wants to change that, and mayor Marcelo Ebrard is inciting his government to kick off a “re-education” plan for men in his city:

…to make them participants in domestic work, such as caring for and raising their children.

“It’s about changing our mentality. We have to share work and responsibilities,” he said upon inaugurating the Equality in Gender Fair yesterday, part of the International Women’s Day festivities.

He said that above all this is important because society is not the same as 40 years ago, and now women in Mexico represent a third of the “economically active” population, and that number will grow in the next few years.

The mayor has ordered that the program — which will feature workshops, talks and courses for men, organized by the city’s Women’s Institute — begin in less than two weeks.

Via / La Jornada