Jun/090
Fathers MUST be More Involved and Face Up to Responsibility
The Government are now trying to focus all their energy on making Fathers more responsible for their children, at home and during separation.
Though the Government is bringing in 3 months unpaid parental leave for fathers, it is assumed this will only emphasise the inequality between men and women. The mother is always seen as the primary parent, whilst the father as the primary money earner and this is the reason many men will turn down 3 months parental leave and choose to stay at work.
Most now feel that if parental leave was paid like maternity leave is, this would help resolve inequality, and also help maintain a healthy family life by putting children first.
Encouraging more men to be involved in the upbringing of their children can only resolve the issues that surround parental responsibility and fathers. Most fathers stay at work because they feel they cannot afford to take unpaid parental leave. If this was paid, it would encourage more dads to share the responsibility of bringing up a child, rather than allowing the mother to act as a lone parent.
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