NEWS

We write blogs in connection with our research and policy workstreams - you can access these here.

We write for, and are quoted and cited regularly in national, international, and specialist press. Below you will find some examples.

For media enquiries, email j.davies@fatherhoodinstitute.org

Press

2024

People Management: Call for more help as survey reveals many fathers cannot afford to take paternity leave

We were quoted and our analysis cited as one of the experts commenting on the poll by Pregnant then Screwed in collaboration with Women in Data, which revealed a systemic problem with the UK's parental leave system

BBC News: New paternity rules in England, Wales, and Scotland

Our Deputy Chief-Exec, Dr Jeremy Davies, was interviewed alongside Joeli Brearley of Pregnant then Screwed on BBC News about the new changes to paternity leave and pay, introduced on 8th March

BBC News: Paternity leave - call for more help as fathers cannot afford time off

Kristian Johnson quoted us in a BBC News article about new paternity leave rules coming in to effect on 8th March, and how the changes don't go far enough

People Management: Bill to guarantee day-one leave and pay for bereaved single parents passes crucial first stage

We were quoted in an article about the new bill - we argue that it does not go far enough, and present an alternative, more effective solution to benefit all families

2023

The Guardian: 'I was grieving but couldn't admit it' - why men cope so badly with miscarriage

We were quoted in a feature about men's experience of loss, and how they are learning to help each other come to terms with what might have been

Creative Brief: Why fatherless family advertising is dangerous

Our Head of Impact & Communications, Dr Jeremy Davies, wrote for Creative Brief about why John Lewis' festive ad should have embraced dads

Grazia: We need to support dads from day one - not shut them out'

Our Head of Impact & Communications, Dr Jeremy Davies, wrote for Grazia about the evidence of fathers importance, from birth through to early adulthood, regardless of whether they live full-time with their kids

The Guardian: Fathers have 'unique effect' on children's educational outcomes, study finds

The Guardian reports on the Paternal Involvement & its Effects on Children's Education study, of which we are co-investigators

The Sunday Times: Dads under pressure - are modern fathers getting a raw deal?

Simon Usborne quoted us and cited our research in a Sunday Times feature about the lack of attention to fatherhood in UK policy

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HR Magazine: Government's split paternity leave reform slammed as missed opportunity

HR Magazine reported on our open letter to Secretary of State for Business & Trade, and Minister for Women & Equalities, Kemi Badenoch.

The Guardian: More men want to be stay-at-home dads and better fathers. Why won't politicians help them?

Our Head of Impact & Communications, Dr Jeremy Davies, wrote for the Guardian about the need for policy to catch up with the reality of fathers' experiences and aspirations

2022

The Guardian: Number of stay-at-home dads in UK up by a third since before pandemic

The Guardian quoted our Co-Chief Exec Adrienne Burgess, and cited our research, in its Christmas Day 2022 headline story about changes in fatherhood since the Covid19 pandemic

2021

The Globe and Mail: It took a pandemic to change fatherhood - and for these dads, there's no going back to 'normal'

The Canadian Globe and Mail cited our research on fatherhood during lockdown

2020

The Guardian: Want gender equality? Then fight for fathers' rights to shared parental leave

The Guardian quoted our Co-Chief Exec, Adrienne Burgess, and cited our Fairness in Families Index, in a piece about shared parental leave

2018

The Huffington Post: Maternity services must modernise and take dads seriously

Our Head of Impact & Communications, Dr Jeremy Davies, wrote for the Huffington Post about involving dads being intrinsic to providing the best possible service for mums and babies

2017

Radio 4 Today Programme: Everything works against fathers

Our Co-Chief Exec, Adrienne Burgess, critiqued the shared parental leave scheme on the Radio 4 Today programme