Fresh off the heels of an economic downturn that has hit men harder than women, househusband is a position in which men are increasingly finding themselves.
Both professional childminding and housekeeping are expensive services and it makes sense to insure the housewife's, or househusband's, life at similar levels to the breadwinner's.
Nowadays he will do charters occasionally when a neighbour or friend needs his services, but for the most part plays daddy, maid, cook, and full-time househusband.