gender equality

From the editor: Barack backs our cause

I try not to get too political in these blogs. All political persuasions are welcome.... read more

Time to put a lid on putting things off

Covid-19 has forced us all to adjust to last minute changes of plan, we’ve gotten used... read more

Working dads urged to speak up on stigmas

More working dads need to speak out about workplace issues and challenge stigmas. That’s... read more

From the editor: Let’s make 2021 a year of action and change

Let's make 2021 a year of action and change

It’s traditional for any end-of-year column to make predictions about what might happen... read more

Seven lessons working parents learned in 2020

It's been quite the year. Here's seven lessons working parents have learned in 2020. 24/7... read more

Stigma puts working dads off taking extra paternity leave

Men want equal parental leave. But fear they’ll be stigmatised if they take extended... read more

From the editor: what I want for Christmas

Gender equality for Christmas

All I want for Christmas is gender equality. This week the Fawcett Society published a... read more

Commission recommends extra paternity leave and ‘dad friendly’ work

Better paternity leave and ‘dad friendly’ workplaces are two of the key... read more

Fashion boss working dad quits top role for family

The chief exec of Europe’s largest online fashion store is quitting his job to spend... read more

From the editor: Virat Kohli is hitting stereotypes for six

News this week that men are still in the grip of gender stereotypes. Hardly surprising to... read more

Working dads gripped by breadwinner stereotype

The breadwinner stereotype still has an iron grip on men according to new research.... read more

Working dads: Building back better

Here’s how we do it. Here’s a plan to build back better for working dads. In an... read more

New book to tell the whole dad experience

The team at MusicFootballFatherhood are using International Men’s Day to launch a... read more

Dads must reset their relationship with flexible working

Covid's a chance for working dads to change

The pandemic has upended traditional ways of working. We know, from research such us our... read more

Covid and the childcare divide

2020 has been one of the biggest tests in parenting I have ever had. When I fell... read more

Our survey findings capture working dads experience of 2020

Working dads are set to embrace flexible working on a huge scale as a result of lockdown.... read more

Dads groups miss out on mental health funding

A new fund to support new parents’ mental health has failed to direct any cash to dads... read more

Working dads don’t know their rights to flexible working

Working dads may not be adopting flexible working arrangements because they aren’t aware... read more

Robert wasn’t content to be a sidekick dad

There are different ways to get the most out of paternity leave. As Robert Innes, a risk... read more

From the editor: time for two

A topic that’s come up time and again in my discussions with working dads about the... read more

Working dads and lockdown: David Willans

David Willans is a father of two, works as a consultant and explores what it means to be a... read more