{"id":7535,"date":"2016-07-07T15:20:28","date_gmt":"2016-07-07T15:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/?p=7535"},"modified":"2022-06-22T00:49:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T04:49:58","slug":"state-americas-fathers-report-reveals-tale-two-fatherhoods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/es\/state-americas-fathers-report-reveals-tale-two-fatherhoods\/","title":{"rendered":"First-ever State of America\u2019s Fathers Report Reveals a Tale of Two Fatherhoods in the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In advance of Father&#8217;s Day, Equimundo launched the first-ever\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/es\/soaf\/index.html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Estado de los padres de Estados Unidos<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>report as a MenCare publication. From New York to Los Angeles and Washington, DC, the country&#8217;s leading influencers,\u00a0policymakers, and game-changers took an honest look at what it means to be a dad in the United States today, how it&#8217;s different than ever before, and the future of this fatherhood revolution.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"America&#039;s Dads: A State of America&#039;s Fathers Film\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WQd17kzZ_0c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>El <em>Estado de los padres de Estados Unidos <\/em>report contains never-before-seen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/es\/in-state-of-americas-fathers-leading-researchers-take-a-critical-look-at-what-fatherhood-means-for-american-families-in-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data analysis<\/a> from the Families and Work Institute as well as practical policy recommendations to engage U.S. fathers equally in childcare and domestic work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt boils down to three big, overarching messages here,\u201d said Gary Barker, President and CEO of Equimundo at the <em>Estado de los padres de Estados Unidos <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/americasfathers.fatherly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summit<\/a> on June 14: \u201cOne is about time, and who does what at home. It\u2019s also about inequality. And third, it\u2019s about support \u2013 fathers not being able to do it alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The New York Summit garnered over 40,000 views on Facebook Live, engaging a wide audience. The report has been viewed over 3,000 times online and the report&#8217;s hashtag received more than 28 million impressions on Twitter. Many notable figures endorsed the report, from Anne-Marie Slaughter of New America to Jessica Seinfeld of the GOOD+ Foundation and Cecile Richards of Planned Parenthood.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea Clinton of the Clinton Foundation noted, &#8220;I am tremendously grateful to Equimundo for continuing the work started through their 2011 Clinton Global Initiative commitment to engage men as fathers and caregivers and to promote research, practices, and policies that are in the best interest of our families and gender equity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The full multi-issue report\u00a0is available for download <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/es\/soaf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aqu\u00ed.<\/a><\/u>\u00a0With over 80 mentions in media outlets, read about the report in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/time.com\/4355643\/fathers-day-expectations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TIEMPO<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2016\/06\/19\/opinions\/tale-of-two-fatherhoods-gary-barker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/culture\/culture-desk\/the-drawing-pad-as-a-fatherhood-survival-tool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">El neoyorquino<\/a>, y\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/3060995\/second-shift\/this-is-the-state-of-working-fathers-in-the-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Compa\u00f1\u00eda r\u00e1pida<\/a>, and see what\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/melinda-gates\/on-paid-leave-mark-zuckerberg-and-the-state-of-americas-fathers_b_10491254.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Melinda Gates<\/a>\u00a0has to say about it. Join the conversation online using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23americasdads&amp;src=typd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#AmericasDads<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Key findings from the report include:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Time<\/strong>: <em>While men\u2019s time spent on childcare has increased over time, women are still taking on most of the childcare and housework. The majority of parents say they want to spend more time with their children.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>American fathers have increased the time they spend with their children during the workday by\u00a0<strong>65%\u00a0<\/strong>over the past 30 years.<\/li>\n<li>Women still spend an average of\u00a0<strong>66 minutes per day<\/strong>\u00a0providing physical care to children, while men spend less than half that amount in households with children under six.<\/li>\n<li>The majority of parents (63%) who work full time (35-40 hours a week) and nearly three quarters (73%) of those who work more than 40 hours a week at all their jobs feel that they <strong>do not spend enough time<\/strong> with their children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Inequality: <\/strong><em>There is a tale of two fatherhoods in the United States. High-income dads are championed and getting headlines for playing active roles in their children\u2019s lives, while\u00a0low-income dads \u2013 many nonresident \u2013\u00a0are often either valued or stigmatized primarily by their ability to make financial contributions.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As many as<strong>\u00a050%<\/strong>\u00a0of children in the U.S. now spend some portion of their childhood years living in single-parent households.<\/li>\n<li>Approximately <strong>71%<\/strong> of the country\u2019s nonresident fathers earn no more than <strong>$40,000<\/strong> per year.<\/li>\n<li>The largest proportion of nonresident fathers is consistently <strong>muy activo<\/strong> in the lives of their children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Support: <\/strong><em>America is in urgent need of policies and support so that all fathers can realize their roles as fully engaged, fully equal caregivers.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The United States is unique among high-income nations in its <strong>failure to guarantee<\/strong> paid leave to new parents.<\/li>\n<li><strong>40%<\/strong>\u00a0of American workers find themselves ineligible for the 12 weeks of unpaid leave offered under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).<\/li>\n<li><strong>95%\u00a0<\/strong>of low-wage workers do not have the option of taking paid family leave through their employers\u2019 policies for the birth of a child or to care for a seriously ill family member.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The revolution in the way we see and support fathers (which is already underway) has the\u00a0power to advance gender equality, improve childhood development outcomes, and raise the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) by several hundred billion dollars. Supportive policies must be implemented to realize this change. These include national legislation to provide for paid, equal, and non-transferable leave for mothers and fathers, as well as policies which provide the poorest fathers and families with a living wage, aim to reform the justice system, and provide additional services that encourage and support men\u2019s caregiving.<\/p>\n<h2>New York, New York\u00a0\u2013\u00a0June 14<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><em>Estado de los padres de Estados Unidos <\/em>was officially launched at the <em>Estado de los padres de Estados Unidos <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/americasfathers.fatherly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summit<\/a> hosted by Equimundo and Fatherly with support from Johnson &amp; Johnson at the Paley Center for Media on June 14.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7573\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7573\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fullwidth wp-image-7573 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SOAF-update-banner.jpg\" alt=\"SOAF Launch Speakers\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SOAF-update-banner.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SOAF-update-banner-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SOAF-update-banner-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SOAF-update-banner-1024x536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7573\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left to right: Allan Houston, Brian Heilman, Joe Jones, Esta Soler, Vicki Shabo, Gary Barker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Allan Houston, former NBA player and Assistant General Manager of the New York Knicks, posed the question, \u201cWhat \u2013 as influencers \u2013 what can we do?\u201d His response: \u201cAll I want to do is just be a good example as a father\u2026\u201d He added, \u201cOther than being a husband, there\u2019s no greater work or greater, more important role that I think I can have as a man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The report\u2019s lead author, Brian Heilman; Joe Jones of the Center for Urban Families; Esta Soler of Futures Without Violence; Vicki Shabo of the National Partnership for Women &amp; Families; and Gary Barker of Equimundo presented key findings from the report on topics ranging from men\u2019s involvement in caregiving to work-life balance and nonresident fatherhood.<\/p>\n<p>J. Ivy, spoken word poet, and Coss Marte of ConBody added words of inspiration on the role of fatherhood in their own lives. Johnson &amp; Johnson\u2019s Manoj Raghunandanan spoke about importance of companies like his providing paid parental leave for mothers and fathers, and Ellen Galinsky of Families and Work Institute highlighted the report\u2019s newly analyzed data.<\/p>\n<p>To watch the Summit event, check out the Facebook Live recap,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/business.facebook.com\/FatherlyHQ\/videos\/996143293772146\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 1<\/a>\u00a0y\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/business.facebook.com\/FatherlyHQ\/videos\/996196007100208\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 2<\/a>.\u00a0Read more about the Summit on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fatherly.com\/parenting-and-relationships\/the-state-of-americas-fathers-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paternal<\/a> y <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogjnj.com\/tag\/state-of-americas-fathers-summit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johnson &amp; Johnson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Washington, DC \u2013\u00a0June 16<\/h2>\n<p>El <em>Estado de los padres de Estados Unidos <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.capitolgrapevine.com\/calendar\/2016\/6\/16\/breakfast-briefing-state-of-americas-fathers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Congressional Briefing<\/a><em>,<\/em> sponsored by Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut, was hosted by Equimundo and the National Partnership for Women &amp; Families on June 16.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7553\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7553\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7553\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC03958-cropped-1.jpg\" alt=\"Congressional Briefing \" width=\"350\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC03958-cropped-1.jpg 3521w, https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC03958-cropped-1-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC03958-cropped-1-768x657.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC03958-cropped-1-1024x876.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7553\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left to right: Vicki Shabo, Ron Mincy, Gary Barker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gary Barker of Equimundo presented an overview of the report, emphasizing the need for \u201cnational, mandated policies that support families.\u201d Vicki Shabo of the National Partnership for Women &amp; Families discussed the benefits of paid parental leave and advocated for a national policy, noting,\u00a0&#8220;The U.S. is the only developed country that doesn&#8217;t provide paid parental leave.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ron Mincy ( of the Center for Research on Fathers, Children and Family Well-Being at Columbia University raised the particular issues that low-income and nonresident fathers face in the United States, calling into question what commitments and contributions we as a society value: &#8220;When low-income men fail to make child support payments, it compromises their ability to see their child.\u201d Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/es\/soaf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full report<\/a>, including each of its policy recommendations.<\/p>\n<h2>Los Angeles, California \u2013\u00a0June 16<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/LA-Conference-croppedV2.jpg\" alt=\"LA Conference\" width=\"350\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/LA-Conference-croppedV2.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/LA-Conference-croppedV2-300x236.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>In advance of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.projectfatherhood.org\/events\/details\/22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fatherhood Solution Conference<\/a>, Equimundo\u2019s Deputy Director of U.S. Programs, Magaly Marques, presented <em>Estado de los padres de Estados Unidos<\/em> with local, state, and national government agency representatives; corporate and community foundations; individual philanthropists; community-based organizations; and the media.<\/p>\n<p>The Summit, which was themed, \u201cChanging the Lives of Multiple Generations,\u201d aimed to inform priorities and decision-making that can improve positive outcomes for society\u2019s most at-risk children, their fathers, and their families.<\/p>\n<h2>Washington, DC \u2013\u00a0June 23<\/h2>\n<p>A panel of experts introduced <em>Estado de los padres de Estados Unidos<\/em> on June 23 during the <a href=\"https:\/\/workfamily.sas.upenn.edu\/content\/conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2016 Work and Family Researchers Network Conference<\/a>, which focused on the topic of<em> &#8220;<\/em>Careers, Care, and Life-Course &#8216;Fit:&#8217; Implications for Health, Equality, and Policy.<em>&#8220;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/WFRN-logo-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"WFRN Logo\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/WFRN-logo-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/WFRN-logo-400x400-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>WFRN\u2019s president, Phyllis Moen, noted about the conference (attended by people from 47 different countries, presenting in about 130 sessions), \u201cMy aim has been to focus on dynamics and contexts, including the contexts of different family and work stages and ages, as well as the contexts defined by organizational and public policy constraints and possibilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the symposium event, Ruti Levtov of Equimundo provided background on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MenCare<\/a> y <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/es\/sowf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Estado de los padres del mundo<\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em> in addition to presenting key data from <em>Estado de los padres de Estados Unidos<\/em>. Tyler Wigton of Families and Work Institute expanded on the report\u2019s preliminary, never-before-published data analyses of the 2016 National Study of the Changing Workforce, which provided the report with evidence of shifting trends in American workers\u2019 hopes for work-life balance as well as in their attitudes on gender roles and family values. Finally, Vicki Shabo of National Partnership for Women &amp; Families discussed U.S. laws and policies \u2013 particularly parental leave \u2013 which lag behind when compared to other developed countries, and highlighted a gender transformative advocacy platform.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In advance of Father&#8217;s Day, Equimundo launched the first-ever\u00a0State of America&#8217;s Fathers\u00a0report as a MenCare publication. 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