Daughters can make their parents healthier, happier, and nicer.
Daughters make men more generous.
A recent study found that when a male CEO has a daughter, especially if she's his first child, the salaries of his employees tend to go up. And female employees benefit the most — their wages go up 1.1%, compared to 0.6% for men. Not enough to close the wage gap, but significant nonetheless.
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They make parents more likely to favor gender equality.
In 2009, researchers found that people with daughters were more likely than others to support policies meant to increase gender equality, and that "people who parent only daughters are more likely to hold feminist views." The effect was especially strong for dads.
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They're more likely to support their aging parents financially.
A 2012 study [PDF] found that 67% of Baby Boomer women were giving their parents some form of financial support, compared with 62% of Baby Boomer men. Women were also more likely to talk to their parents about finances and long-term care.
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