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Hardly any dads have used shared parental leave since scheme was introduced 10 years ago, research finds

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By People Management 12/11/24
“…My specific research has found they encounter ‘fatherhood forfeits’, meaning essentially they forfeit a positive workplace experience, encounter mockery, suspicion and negative judgement among other things when trying to take an active role in family life. It is not surprising that in the face of this [fathers] decide to not take shared parental leave, or indeed any other workplace support mechanisms.”…”