{"id":28721,"date":"2026-05-12T10:06:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T14:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/?p=28721"},"modified":"2026-08-07T10:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T14:28:08","slug":"report-launch-equimundos-state-of-the-worlds-fathers-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/es\/report-launch-equimundos-state-of-the-worlds-fathers-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Report launch: Equimundo\u2019s State of the World\u2019s Fathers 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Half of fathers have taken on second or third jobs to survive, while three in four lose sleep over their financial future<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Para consultas de los medios de comunicaci\u00f3n, comun\u00edquese con: <\/em><\/span><a href=\"mailto:press@equimundo.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">press@equimundo.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>May 2026<\/strong> &#8211; A new <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/es\/resources\/state-of-the-worlds-fathers-2026\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">global report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Equimundo reveals that fathers care more than ever, but caring has never been harder. Based on insights from 8,000 parents and caregivers across 16 countries, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/es\/resources\/state-of-the-worlds-fathers-2026\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Equimundo\u2019s State of the World\u2019s Fathers 2026: Stretched to the Breaking Point<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> highlights a growing global care crisis, with families facing mounting financial pressure, limited workplace support, and unsustainable caregiving demands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The findings reveal that while fathers increasingly want to be active and equal caregivers, economic insecurity and outdated systems are pushing families to the brink.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Around the world men are doing more of the care work and finding meaning and happiness in doing so. But the data also tell us that families everywhere face enormous challenges to provide basic care. It\u2019s time for men to join women to demand and advocate for the care services we all need.\u201d Gary Barker, Founder and CEO of Equimundo<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><b>Key findings:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Half of fathers have taken on second or third jobs to make ends meet<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over 60 percent regularly work overtime to survive<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One in four fathers have refinanced or sold their homes to cover care costs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Three in four fathers lose sleep over their financial future<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than half of parents have had to dip into emergency savings<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">87 percent of fathers say time with their newborns brings health and happiness<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nine in ten parents say caring for children and loved ones is one of the most enjoyable parts of their lives<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over 64 percent of fathers say they would support higher taxes for expanded public care services<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nearly half of fathers believe men who stay home full-time with children are \u201cnot real men\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Amid the strain, parents are calling for change:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than half of parents say political action on care matters to them<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fathers increasingly value caregiving as much as paid work<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parents across the globe want stronger public investment in care systems and workplace support<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe report makes clear that this is not a crisis of willingness to care \u2013 it is a crisis of support,\u201d said Gary Barker. \u201cFamilies are making enormous sacrifices every day to care for children and loved ones. Care matters deeply to people everywhere, and societies must start treating it that way.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><b>About the report:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Equimundo\u2019s State of the World\u2019s Fathers 2026: Stretched to the Breaking Point<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is based on research with 8,000 parents and caregivers across 16 countries, including 400 in-depth interviews. Produced by Equimundo, the report examines the realities of caregiving, masculinity, economic insecurity, and family wellbeing around the world. It is one of the only global studies focused on men\u2019s involvement in parenting and care work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lea el informe completo <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/es\/resources\/state-of-the-worlds-fathers-2026\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">aqu\u00ed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00bfTienes preguntas o quieres cubrir esta historia?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cont\u00e1ctenos en <a href=\"mailto:press@equimundo.org\">press@equimundo.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Half of fathers have taken on second or third jobs to survive, while three in four lose sleep over their financial future For media inquiries, please contact:<\/p>","protected":false},"author":243,"featured_media":28722,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","program_areas-caring-men","department-research","our_research-state-of-the-worlds-fathers"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/243"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28721"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28721\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29541,"href":"https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28721\/revisions\/29541"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}