The UK’s parenting leave system is one of the most gender-unequal in the developed world. Its structure – followed by the vast majority of employers across the country – places responsibility for looking after babies, for the entire first year of their lives, firmly in the hands of mothers. New fathers, meanwhile, are expected to continue working as if nothing has happened. We think it’s time to change the system. Our new working paper and video explain why. Read the full story »
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We are looking for a part time administrator and data support manager to join our small, friendly team. Your role (3 days/week, paid at £26,300 FTE) will be to support our Head of Training, looking after our busy training diary, liaising with staff in local authorities, collecting pre- and post-course data and providing Zoom and Microsoft Teams support to our virtual course delivery.
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The Fatherhood Institute is a world-leader in father-inclusive research, policy and practice. Established in 1999, we have built a strong track record, developing a remarkable knowledge and evidence base around fathers and fatherhood – and training thousands of practitioners, commissioners and others, as well as advocating for policy change and developing high quality resources for dads.
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We know that sometimes it feels like you’re the forgotten parent. Nobody smiles at you or talks to you, invites you to appointments about the baby, or asks you how you are.
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Bringing Baby Home, our review of empirical evidence about UK fathers and fatherhood in the first postnatal year, explores who dads are; what they do as caregivers, and what influences this; what impact they have (on children and mothers); and how services engage with them.
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The Fatherhood Institute (UK charity number 1075104) is a small charity that has been working behind the scenes to raise the profile of ‘involved fatherhood’ since 1999.
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We often hear the phrase ‘families come in all shapes and
sizes’ these days. But in research, policy and practice there’s still a
tendency to define fathers in a simplistic and binary way: you’re either ‘resident’
or ‘non-resident’.
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Watch our quick guide to FI training clip (1 min)
Many ‘official’ guidelines and policy documents call on family services to engage more, and more effectively, with fathers.
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Becoming Dad is our new guide for expectant and new fathers, launched in November 2021 by the Fatherhood Institute and Mental Health Foundation.