Widespread social attitudes about both work and care are still deeply gendered. The result is that fathers continue to be seen - by others and themselves - as secondary carers for their children. This is the predominant view that was expressed by fat...

Last year around this time I had given out a list of ways for churches to grab parishioners on a more weekly basis (10 Ways to Lure Back the ‘Chr-Easter’ worshippers for the other 50 weeks of Church). Wouldn’t you know it, last week, I found my...

In my research, reduced work hours was a practice most frequently and acceptably practiced by the fathers’ partners (the mothers). Six fathers had formally reduced their working hours but 21 mothers were either working reduced hours or had stopped wo...

Ah, vacation. The month of March was brutal for anyone in the education field in NJ. Stress levels were and continue to be very high this year so it was nice to have a break to recharge, relax, and forget about NJ for a few days.This was a ...

There is something about one’s first Father’s Day, whether in-utero, or post-partum that changes the way you look on life forever. You have to grow into your position as father, by working even harder to be present for your kids and to help the...

There is no shortage of things to do for kids these days.  If they are old enough, they are working on developing early onset Carpal Tunnel Syndrome from Tweeting or texting.  They are streaming the latest episodes of ‘Hannah Montana’ or ...

Barack Obama spoke out yesterday about the need for flexible workplace options for both men and women (click here). In the UK, flexible work practices are widely lauded although its policy implementation is widely voluntaristic and individualised. Min...