New data this IWD highlights action needed to #accelerateaction towards women's equality, parental leave reform is key

A major milestone in the movement for a better paternity offer for Britain's fathers as a coalition of organisations deliver an open letter

The new Government pledged in its manifesto to make paternity leave a Day 1 right within 100 days of the election, and to undertake a...

Every Father’s Day, families across the country celebrate the dads who make up around 50% of Britain’s parents, and our social media...

New polling conducted by Working Families on behalf of the Families and Work Group suggests that Britain’s political parties need to...

Last week we were invited to share our thoughts on the Government’s new tweaks to paternity leave. Our Deputy Chief Exec Dr Jeremy...

Responding to the Government’s response to our ‘6 weeks for dads’ petition The Government’s response to our petition calling for six...

An update on our campaign for more and better-paid paternity and parental leave for new fathers We are delighted to report that more than...

Whatever your religious perspective, within the Christmas story sits an everyday miracle that's often overlooked: the physical...

During the last fortnight not one but three UK national newspapers have published articles about a new social trend apparently sweeping...

Despite decades of progress towards greater sharing of caregiving, the ‘mother as primary caregiver, father as main breadwinner’ model...

A coalition of charities, advocacy organisations and researchers have joined the Fatherhood Institute in sending an open letter calling...

Every year, for one week out of 52, there’s a good chance of fatherhood becoming part of the national conversation, thanks to Father’s...

In our previous blog, we presented new analysis of how much an average-earning, full-time employed UK father stands to lose financially...

As our inboxes and timelines fill with the usual torrent of Father’s Day marketing offers, now’s a good time to reflect on how much value...

Latest figures show that the UK’s gender pay gap is now 14.9% – which is higher than the EU average (12.7%). How can we address this...

Closing the Gap – a new Fatherhood Institute analysis of official figures – shows big increases in time spent by working fathers on...

A new ‘Paternity League’ Table released today (4 October 2022) by childcare service Koru Kids, shines a spotlight on the most and least...

Statutory paternity leave and pay in the UK is among the lowest in Europe. The pay rate is lower than the minimum wage, and represents...

When Baz Price (pictured above) and his wife Laura decided that he should take shared parental leave to look after their baby when she...