A piece written in The Guardian on the new State of the World’s Fathers (SOWF) Report gives good breakdown of some of the findings of the first ever MenCare #SOWF report and why measures like paternity leave are necessary to support men in taking on caregiving roles.
Guardian quotes report co-author Nikki van der Gaag:
“When fathers take on their fair share of the unpaid care work, it can alter the nature of the relationships between men and women and children, as both fathers and mothers will have more time for their children, women are released from some of their double burden, and fathers get to experience the joys, satisfactions, and stresses of caring for their children.
Taking up roles as caregivers also offers men the opportunity to begin to break free from the narrow concepts of manhood and fatherhood, providing their sons and daughters with positive role models, improved health and development, and higher hopes for the future.”
Read more here:
“When fathers take on their fair share of the unpaid care work, it can alter the nature of the relationships between men and women and children, as both fathers and mothers will have more time for their children, women are released from some of their double burden, and fathers get to experience the joys, satisfactions, and stresses of caring for their children.”
The SOWF report is launched by MenCare (which is coordinated and steered by):
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