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Teen-ternity leave: what about the fathers?

During the last fortnight not one but three UK national newspapers have published articles about a new social trend apparently sweeping...

Our campaign for 6 weeks' well-paid leave for dads: update

Despite decades of progress towards greater sharing of caregiving, the ‘mother as primary caregiver, father as main breadwinner’ model...

Our call for a rethink on paternity and parental leave: sign + share our new parliamentary petition

A coalition of charities, advocacy organisations and researchers have joined the Fatherhood Institute in sending an open letter calling...

How six weeks' leave for dads could bring billions to the UK economy

Every year, for one week out of 52, there’s a good chance of fatherhood becoming part of the national conversation, thanks to Father’s...

Workhorse fathers: why it's time we gave UK fathers a break

In our previous blog, we presented new analysis of how much an average-earning, full-time employed UK father stands to lose financially...

What price for time with dad? The UK's £1k-per-father paternity leave gap

As our inboxes and timelines fill with the usual torrent of Father’s Day marketing offers, now’s a good time to reflect on how much value...

Why we need six weeks' well-paid leave for new dads

Latest figures show that the UK’s gender pay gap is now 14.9% – which is higher than the EU average (12.7%). How can we address this...

Closing the Gap: UK fathers doing 18% more childcare since pre-pandemic

Closing the Gap – a new Fatherhood Institute analysis of official figures – shows big increases in time spent by working fathers on...

Half of UK parents not happy with paternity packages offered by employers

A new ‘Paternity League’ Table released today (4 October 2022) by childcare service Koru Kids, shines a spotlight on the most and least...

Only a third of UK dads take paternity leave: why?

Statutory paternity leave and pay in the UK is among the lowest in Europe. The pay rate is lower than the minimum wage, and represents...

Does the shared parental leave scheme discriminate against fathers?

When Baz Price (pictured above) and his wife Laura decided that he should take shared parental leave to look after their baby when she...

How can we help UK families become more gender-equal?

Today we publish the 2016 edition of our Fairness in Families Index #fairnessinfamilies, which uses a basket of measures to compare...