Caregiving fathers in the workplace

Dr Jasmine Kelland explores the parental gender stereotypes inflicted on fathers in the workplace
Man remotely working from home on laptop with child beside him

Caregiving fathers in the workplace

Dr Jasmine Kelland explores the parental gender stereotypes inflicted on fathers in the workplace
 
The view of fatherhood, childcare, and work have altered over the last few decades, with many fathers taking a more active role in caregiving than before and altering their working patterns in line with this. However, such a wide involvement in caregiving for fathers can clash with traditional values about masculinity and work and gender inequality with regards to parenthood.
This results in caregiving fathers facing specific challenges identified as ñޘfatherhood forfeitsñޙ. These pages provide more detail about the ñޘfatherhood forfeitsñޙ and how the 'fatherhood forfeits' can contribute to the gender pay gap. Additionally, it provides practical guidelines on how to support men with caregiving responsibilities and address the ñޘfatherhood forfeitsñޙ to improve equality in the workplace ñޓ to the benefit of the parents themselves, organisations and society more generally.

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Dr Jasmine Kelland is an Associate Professor in Human Resource Management. Her work on the ñޘfatherhood forfeitñޙ has been widely cited within the press (such as The Guardian, The Independent and New Scientist), by professional bodies (such as CIPD) and in numerous blogs and webinars. Her ñޘfatherhood forfeitñޙ research has been published by the House of Commons Women and Equalities Select Committee, and referred to in a House of Commons debate exploring ñޘFathers in the Familyñޙ. 
She has presented her research to the UK Parliament All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fatherhood, professional and international academic conferences and numerous organisations, and has discussed the challenges facing caregiving fathers through media outlets such as Sky News and BBC Radio.
Dr Jasmine Kelland stood next to her research stand on caregiving fathers in the workplace 
 

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Conference contributions
  • Fathers-Forfeits, Deficits and Disregarding Discourse (ESFR, Copenhagen, 2023)
  • ñޜIs Daddy Daycare all it is cracked up to be? - Caregiving Fathers and the ñޘFatherhood Forfeitñޝ, Work and Family Researchers Conference in (Washington, June, 2018)
  • ñޜDaddy Daycare- Caregiving Fathers, ñޘfatherhood forfeitsñޙ and the ñޘpaternal perimeterñޝ, CIPD Applied Research Conference, December 2017, Scotland
  • ñޜFatherhood Forfeitsñޙ and ñޘMotherhood Penaltiesñޙ ñޓ An Exploration of UK management selection decision making of parent applicantsñޝ, CIPD Applied Research Conference (London , December 2016)

In the press

  • Bloomberg (2024) ''
  • Forbes (2024) ''
  • People Management (2024) ''
  • People Management (2024)
  • Daily Mail (2023) ñޘñޙ&Բ;
  • The Telegraph (2023) ñޘñޙ
  • Wired (2023) ñޘñޙ&Բ;
  • Working Mums (2023) ñޘñޙ&Բ;
  • Metro (2023) ñޘñޙ&Բ;
  • Above the Law (2023) 'ñޙ
  • Make a Difference (2023) ñޘñޙ
  • CIPD (2023) ñޘñޙ
  • A Cup of Ambition (2023) ñޘñޙ&Բ;
  • FocusRH (2023) '' 
  • Make a Difference (2023) '' 
  • WorkLife (2023) ''
  • Financial Times (2023) '
  • How are stay-at-home dads subverting social stigma? (PDF)