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Share 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 Share 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 Share 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 Share 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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