Barack Obama launches new fatherhood programme

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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

Nick Clegg stands up for better leave entitlements for fathers

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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

The fatherhood agenda going forward

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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

I got an OBE “for services to children”

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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”