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 State of the World’s Fathers 2023 report reveals that thousands of women and men across the world are calling for care to be central to their lives, which can only be addressed by a fundamental overhaul of power structures, policies, and social norms around both paid and unpaid care work.
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