Male carers Ireland’s unsung heroes

We all have roles, identities that we grow into as we move through life.

But some can be too rigid, and become a trap, a sort of self-fulfilling prophecy that makes it difficult for a person to live more fully.

This can be particularly evident when it comes to gender typecasting, the kind of stereotyping that would have us believe that men are all lantern-jawed stalwarts who never talk about their feelings and would never, ever cook a meal or do the family shop.