Work Life Balance
Four day week lets dads ‘participate in care’
Activists are calling for a four day week, surveys show it's popular and Andrew Barnes... read more
Work Life Balance
Welcome to workingdads Work Life Balance archive. Here you can find articles about the holy grail of work life balance, how to achieve it and what the challenges are. Plus you can read about other working parent’s daily lives with a range of blogs.
Work Life Balance
From the editor: Change can happen but we must act
Just when we all need a bit of hope, up steps Barack Obama read more
Paternity Leave
Working dads: Building back better
On International Men's Day we're publishing the findings of our series on how men have... read more
Fatherhood
From the editor: empathy may be word of the decade
Our editor reckons whoever picks the word of the year got it wrong when they chose... read more
Flexible Working
Anchor days and the watercooler conundrum
'War of the Worlds' webinar hosted by law firm CMS tackles the next normal including new... read more
Fatherhood
Covid and the childcare divide
Amy Downes draws on her own experience to consider if working dads will do more childcare... read more
Fatherhood
More working dads needed for research into 2020 stress
Global project measuring stress and loneliness caused by the pandemic needs more working... read more
Work Life Balance
Flexible working advocate wins the White House
Joe Biden's been a working dad for decades, and a memo dating from his last stint in the... read more
Flexible Working
Presenteeism still a problem as pandemic continues
Huge new survey finds working dads among the best at resisting presenteeism but not... read more
Fatherhood
Our survey findings capture working dads experience of 2020
2020 has been a tough year for working dads but our new survey finds that many are taking... read more
Fatherhood
From the editor: Power Rangers to the rescue
The Power Rangers aren't renowned for being profound. Yet they taught our editor some... read more
Fatherhood
From the editor: time for two
Many working dads have another role as a partner. It's been tricky to find time for... read more
Employment Rights
Even home workers need time off if they’re sick
Academic Alison Collins explains why home workers must stop work if they're sick,... read more
Fatherhood
From the editor: Winter is coming
World Mental Health Day is a pivotal moment this year as we learn from the past six months... read more
Fatherhood
Working dads and lockdown: Dads in Business
Rob Taylor set up Dads in Business to help men share the challenges of combining... read more
Fatherhood
Working dads and lockdown: Yash Puri
Like lots of working dads lockdown brought ups and downs for Yash Puri, founder of the... read more
Fatherhood
Working dads and lockdown: Han-Son Lee
The founder of DaddiLife reckons lockdown was an opportunity to consider both how we work... read more
Fatherhood
From the editor: Men’s and women’s voices in unison
When it comes to campaigning for more equality in the workplace should the burden fall on... read more
Career Advice
Helping working dads find purpose
Ian Dinwiddy, founder and director of Inspiring Dads, writes about his quest to help... read more
Paternity Leave
Working dads are key to tackling the career costs of Covid
Experts discuss the career costs of Covid and pinpoint the role of working dads as key to... read more
Flexible Working
Working dads and lockdown: Chris Rayner
Chris Rayner is a father of six and one of the leads of the parents network at insurance... read more
