Eva Mendes opened up about how she and partner Ryan Gosling parent their two children and revealed that, due to their untraditional interest, their daughters are not being taught “gender-specific roles.”
“I’m not an amazing cook — I leave that to Ryan,” she told Forbes. “Hopefully it’s showing my girls that there are no gender-specific roles that one must take on and that we are partners in this and that we’re all partners in this.” She went on to explain that she wants her children to understand that life is a “team effort” and that it can sometimes require doing tasks that do not adhere to gender stereotypes.
Mendes’ sentiments echo those made by a source, who revealed to Us Weekly that Gosling “dedicate[s] a lot of time to being a stay-at-home dad.” The insider also told the publication that Mendes and Gosling hope to raise their children in an area outside of a city, as the pair are “nature lovers.”