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Why don't more dads work part-time?

Guardian 21 oktober 2009

Nearly two-thirds of fathers would like to spend less time at work and more time at home. What's stopping them? And what do those dads who have made the career sacrifice feel about their decision?

"I'm a man," says Tom, "therefore I work. Therefore I don't do childcare, or at least not much. That's what my wife does."

Tom, 37, is one of those unreconstructed fathers whose world-view flies in the face of today's report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) which suggests the majority of working fathers are unhappy with their work-life balance. The Fathers, Family and Work report found that that 62% of fathers thought that dads should spend more time caring for their children.

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Karlijn de Blécourt 
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