Miguel and Sara, who live in New York, have been together for six years and now have two children, aged 1 and 3. According to research, at what period in their relationship might they have had egalitarian gender roles, or equal gender roles?

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Research suggests that couples are more likely to have egalitarian gender roles at the beginning of a marriage or partnership, before children are born. As couples navigate the demands of parenthood and the division of household labor, traditional gender roles may become more pronounced. Therefore, it is unlikely that Miguel and Sara had equal gender roles when they already have two children.

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