Supporting paternal caregiving in the UK
The Fatherhood Institute (est. 1999) works to build a society that systematically values, prepares, and supports men's fathering.
Despite decades of progress towards gender equality, the UK's family policy, services and systems are still designed around the assumption that mothers should be the primary caregivers for children.
Our agenda-setting work challenges everyone in the system - politicians and policymakers, commissioners and providers of health and family services, researchers and employers - to do better for dads and their families.
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We are the UK's leading provider of evidence-driven father-inclusion training, parent interventions, policy advocacy and consultancy.
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We want all UK fathers to have the right to an NHS health-check, covering key issues that can impact their own ability to be a great dad
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We want all fathers to have the right to six weeks' well-paid leave in their baby's first year, as a minimum
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