Researchers at the University of Bristol found that becoming a fatherdoes not mean men work less, nor do they want to. Indeed fathers aremore likely than non-fathers to work extremely long hours and anydecrease in working hours is short term.
The research suggests policies such as a legal entitlement to paternityleave may not be what fathers want and that they would preferflexibility at work.
Adrienne Burgess, research and policy officer at Fathers Direct, said:"Fathers see themselves as breadwinners, but also aspire to be hands-ondads. The way to reconcile this is flexibility."
- www.esrc.ac.uk.
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