Equality in caregiving is key to thriving families and societies. State of the World’s Fathers provides an advocacy platform for closing the care gap, a critical part of advancing gender equality.
State of the World's Fathers
The world’s only global report on men’s involvement in parenting and care work.
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The third State of the World’s Fathers report reveals new research on men’s caregiving from 11 countries, with additional cross-country analysis of data from over 30 countries. It calls for men’s uptake of their full share of the world’s childcare and domestic work – across all societies and relationships – to advance gender equality.
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