In June last year, Barack Obama gave the best speech on fatherhood that any politician in the world has ever given. He spoke of his own fatherhood: “now my life revolves around my two little girls” and describes how his concern for them pushes him to think about poverty, racial equality, gender equality, . . . → Read More: Barack Obama launches new fatherhood programme
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Nick Clegg is about to have another child and has used the occasion to criticise the amount of leave that fathers are entitled to when a baby is born – two weeks compared to 52 weeks for mothers, the biggest difference parents anywhere in the world. It is magnificent to see male politicians . . . → Read More: Nick Clegg stands up for better leave entitlements for fathers Eight things I think should change…. ….to create a stronger expectation of and support for fatherhood. Government is making good progress in some areas of policies and services – early years, work with the most vulnerable families in the community, and promotion of involvement by schools of fathers in their children’s learning. But . . . → Read More: The fatherhood agenda going forward The OBE was awarded “for services to children”. I was given it for my work as CEO of the Fatherhood Institute and in response to the success of the organisation in helping to establish a new child-focused narrative about fatherhood in British policy and politics. The success of the Institute has arisen from . . . → Read More: I got an OBE “for services to children” |
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