First Nations fathers are too often the subject of negative, often untrue stereotypes. We analysed data from around 150 dads about what they needed. Here’s what they said.
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Articles on Fatherhood
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Dads tell us they want to be included in support, but that this is predominantly aimed at mothers.
If more Canadian fathers are to harness the benefits of parental leave and remote work, we need to design employment and care policies in ways that recognize every family’s unique needs.
Artificial wombs could drastically change how the decision to become a parent fits into many people’s lives.
New research finds that 85% of formula preparation machines tested were dispensing water that did not appear to reach NHS recommended temperatures for preparing bottles of formula.
Shared parental leave requires mothers to give up some of their maternity leave.
Three debut Australian novels explore diverse territory: the recognisable real world of parental estrangement, and a dystopian near-future where it never stops raining.
Postnatal depression is thought to affect up to 10% of fathers.
Kevin Brophy grew up fearing his violent father. Going through the papers of his war record, he began to wonder if his dad was someone else as a young man — someone he might have enjoyed knowing.
A contrast to the bumbling and immature fathers commonly found on sitcoms, Bob Saget’s character on ‘Full House’ reflected a shift in expectations of fatherhood that began in the late 1970s.
Interviewees describe ‘scrimping and saving’ to make ends meet.
Australian fatherhood remains closely tied to ‘breadwinning’. History helps us to understand why.
A fatherhood researcher argues that US work policies, income inequality, gender attitudes and health care all make it harder for dads to be highly engaged at home.
Fathers whose own dads were highly nurturing tend to have healthier levels of competition and be more emotionally open.
Biden’s relationship with his father contrasts with perhaps every president in the last four decades, who either had absent or distant fathers or abusive or alcoholic fathers or stepfathers.
A new study found that while becoming a father gave men more leadership opportunities, becoming a mother diminished them for women.
While the man the world knows as ‘Papa’ balanced the demands of parenting with his work, his letters and fiction offer a window into the depth of his paternal feeling.
Dads are taking parenting much more seriously. But according to a study of sitcoms, the stereotype of the foolish father remains stubbornly in place.
The South African child support grant is progressive in its gender-neutrality, yet men make up only 2% of those who collect it.
Almost one in three new mothers report severe problems getting their baby to sleep and settle. Every baby is different but some women are more likely to struggle – here’s why.
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Associate professor, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of Canadian Studies, Brigham Young University
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Health Services Researcher, University of Oxford
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Professor, Queen's University Belfast
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Workforce Development Officer, Australian Institute of Family Studies
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Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University
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Visual Analytics and Data Science Storytelling at Western Sydney University, Western Sydney University
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Head of the Department of Zoology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor & Tresillian Chair in Child & Family Health, Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Health, University of Technology Sydney
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PhD student, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, School of Educational Psychology & Counselling, Monash University
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NHMRC Early Career Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professor, Macquarie University
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Casual Academic, University of Technology Sydney
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SHARP Professor, Vitalities Lab, Centre for Social Research in Health and Social Policy Centre, and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, UNSW Sydney
