News & Views A four-day work week changed my life and is the best thing I’ve done for my career “I want more men to come join me,” writes Rob Sturrock, who says that moving to a flexible schedule was a turning point in his life.
News & Views Now is the time for Dads to reset at home One sliver of silver lining from this pandemic is that dads are home more than ever. It’s an opportunity to hit reset on the division of domestic duties.
News & Views ‘How I’m lowering the bar’: Notes from a reformed ‘super parent’ Earlier this year father of two Rob Sturrock wrote that he was abandoning his aspirations to be a super parent. He reflects on how he’s tracking.
News & Views ‘Why I worry we won’t get the change we need’: A reality check on IWD On IWD 2019 Rob Sturrock reflects on whether we can achieve the change needed to dismantle the patriarchy. There is hope but the task is big.
News & Views Why I’m ditching the super parent fantasy in 2019 Rob Sturrock spent 2018 trying to be a super parent when he could have just appreciated his mere survival. This year he’s ditching the fixation.
News & Views It’s time to radically reimagine the role of fathers in workplaces & homes With little fanfare, Liana Leach at The ANU, and Amanda Cooklin at La Trobe University, co-hosted a one-day forum in Canberra on the role of fathers.
Soapbox The term ‘part time work’ is a relic that’s hurting working parents Part-time work has accumulated such baggage and become so gendered that it hurts a lot more working parents’ careers than it helps.
Soapbox Is there a place for the male feminist? Is there a place for the male feminist? Some say there is no role for men in feminism, and certainly faux ‘male feminists’ don’t help, but is that right?
Soapbox A dad’s take on parenting, feminism & the unfair advantages of being a man A dad’s take on parenting, feminism & the unfair advantages of being a man. Getting married and having a child was illuminating for Rob Sturrock