However, Potuchek (1992) asserts that the emergence of the dual-earner pattern within marriages does not necessarily correspond with a rise in egalitarian gender role attitudes. Many wives undertake employment—and many husbands allow their wives to become employed—due to financial needs rather than ideological impulses. Therefore, it is mandatory that sociologists separate the gendered behavior of men and women from their gender role attitudes, as they often are conflictual. Researchers should focus on whether individuals view breadwinning, housework, and childcare as activities that should be shared equally between wives and husbands. Other indicators of egalitarian gender role attitudes include the approval of married women’s employment, the framing 8 of women’s income as important to families, agreeing that working mothers can have quality relationships with their children, and refuting the assertion that men alone should make important family decisions.