The charity and Lancaster University Management School have surveyed 1,100 working fathers over the last year and found that flexible working is one of the most effective ways to avoid the stress of parenthood among men.
But despite around a fifth of fathers having sole responsibility for childcare at some point during a working week and just under half providing after- or before-school care, flexible working conditions for men are still rare.
The research found that flexible working conditions are less available in traditional male dominated workplaces and fewer men than women request flexible working. When requests are made, men are also less likely than women to have them accepted or win a tribunal after being turned down.
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