fatherhood

New data released ahead of International Fathers’ Mental Health Day reveals many new dads don’t feel supported by their workplace.

Relying on humans with vaginas to ‘deal with it’ is failing everyone, and it’s creating a divide between father and daughter. 

Having social structures that offer men the opportunity to be present fathers, who take on caring responsibilities, is essential.

Alexis Ohanian has used his profile at Reddit (and as Serena Williams’ husband), to encourage other men to consider taking parental leave.

“I’ve got to the point in my life where I’ve got two young boys [and] I want to be there for them,” Richard Di Natale said when announcing his resignation.

Blatant mother-shaming might be expected from Leunig but from the creators of Bluey? Hell to the no. To their credit they changed it quickly.

When Renee Hancock’s husband applied for parental leave, the response from HR was that the company’s policy was for women.

The purpose of Annabel Crabb’s quarterly essay Men at Work isn’t to denigrate men for not doing more: it examines what prevents them doing more.

The 2019 State of the World’s Fathers report, produced by Promundo, calls for nothing less than full equality between women & men, at work and at home.

A new Australian Institute of Family Studies report shows there has been “almost no change” in the number of dads taking up flexible work since 2008.

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.

If managing the load isn’t shared between parents & if employers and workplaces aren’t accommodating, starting school can be too much.