When it
comes to sharing childcare
responsibilities, British fathers rank far behind the rest of the
developed world.
A research
found that Britain's men provide only 24 minutes of care for every hour
provided by women, putting the UK at the bottom of a list of 15 countries, the
Independent reported.
Portuguese dads have grabbed the top spot in the list
as they spend 39 minutes looking after children for every hour a woman puts in.
The Fatherhood
Institute's Fairness In Families Index (FIFI) also found that British parents are better at sharing chores
than childcare, with men doing 34 minutes of housework and cooking for every
hour a woman does, placing the UK fifth out of 15 countries.
Fatherhood
Institute chair Will McDonald said that the analysis showed that compared to
other countries, the UK has failed to create the structures to support families
to achieve the greater sharing that they want and that is so important for the
children's futures. "This needs to change, or we will continue to fall
behind."
The UK pay
gap between men and women was the 15th worst out of 22 countries, with a 17.4 per
cent difference.
The
country with the fairest pay across the sexes was New Zealand with just 5.6 per
cent difference.
The
findings were published ahead of Father's Day, on June 19, and alongside
findings suggested policy changes the government could make to progress gender
equality.
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Source:
ANI
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