Better Daddies welcomes Treasury Select Committee recommendations on tackling sexism in the City

Better Daddies has welcomed the recommendations of the Treasury Select Committee on the importance of changing culture and firms equalising parental leave entitlement for mothers and fathers. Better Daddies also welcomes the committee’s recommendation that there should be more transparency around maternity and parental leave policies. The Treasury Select Committee today published its report onContinue reading “Better Daddies welcomes Treasury Select Committee recommendations on tackling sexism in the City”

Parliament told: more support for dads will help women get equality at work

Better Daddies has told MPs that they should support dads to help women get equality in the workplace. The Treasury Select Committee is currently holding an inquiry into what can be done to tackle sexism in the City. Better Daddies has submitted written evidence to it on how gender disparities in the City and theContinue reading “Parliament told: more support for dads will help women get equality at work”

Sign the petition for better parental leave for dads!

Employed fathers are paid £140 a week for any time they take off with their child during the 2 weeks of paterntity leave that is availble. Employed mothers can access 6 weeks maternity leave at 90% of their salary, but fathers cannot. Studies show that involved dads raise happier and healthier children, who have improvedContinue reading “Sign the petition for better parental leave for dads!”

Sign the Better Daddies pledge to help gender equality!

To mark International Women’s Day, Better Daddies started a petition for dads to pledge to help gender equality by doing a fair share of childcare and household responsibilities. Greater involvement of fathers in childcare is good for women and gender equality. It will mean that the burden of childcare is more evenly shared between parents,Continue reading “Sign the Better Daddies pledge to help gender equality!”

My 5 favourite meals for toddlers

I have always fancied my ability to cook up a meal for a special occaision but since my daughter started on solids, my reportoire of day-to-day cooking has expanded beyond ready meals and pasta. Here are my five favourite meals for toddlers, which fortunately my daughter doesn’t mind either! These are not the haute cuisineContinue reading “My 5 favourite meals for toddlers”

Covid’s been tough for fathers, let’s rebuild with a better and more modern role for dads

The last year has been difficult for everyone, including fathers, who have faced their own particular challenges, whether that is economic difficulty, men disproportionately dying from Covid, the stress of the pandemic, home schooling children while also trying to work or not being able to support their partners during childbirth. Father’s day comes as weContinue reading “Covid’s been tough for fathers, let’s rebuild with a better and more modern role for dads”

My new year’s resolution: helping dads be better dads

My experience as a father, like many modern fathers, who want to be more involved in the care of their children has opened my eyes to the need for better support for fathers. That’s why this year my new year’s resolution is to do more to help make sure fathers have the best support possibleContinue reading “My new year’s resolution: helping dads be better dads”