On the whole I don't think men value marriage and children as highly as women do. Men like to live in the moment, women obsess about the future. The way the male brain works is: if things are going good now (decent job, pay the rent on time, a nice vacation every once in a while) why potentially jeopardise that with lifelong commitments (marriage, mortagage, kids)?
Men also have an advantage in that society views a 40 year old woman who is still single and childless as "passed it" and "over the hill". Whereas a 40 year old bachelor is still very much "eligible" (as long as he has material status). That puts a considerable amount of extra pressure on women to find the "right guy" and "settle down" quickly.
Men also have an advantage in that society views a 40 year old woman who is still single and childless as "passed it" and "over the hill". Whereas a 40 year old bachelor is still very much "eligible" (as long as he has material status). That puts a considerable amount of extra pressure on women to find the "right guy" and "settle down" quickly.