With Father’s Day almost upon us, dads are very much in the spotlight at the moment. I’ve read numerous articles and blog posts lately that focus on us – particularly those about the need for us to be seen as equal parents. This is great, of course. Being part of the discussion represents an important …
The Government has today launched a new initiative aimed at increasing the uptake of shared parental leave. Unfortunately, the ‘Share the joy‘ campaign misses the point. When I read the headlines this morning, I naively thought that some much-needed policy change was on the way. Sadly not. It’s just raising awareness of a pre-existing option …
I was interested to read this article about work-life balance recently. It argues that workplace culture needs to change to help men become better dads. Although the research and case studies are from Australia as opposed to the UK, there’s much that rings true for me. Over here, shared parental leave is dependent on individual …