{"id":11202,"date":"2019-06-05T10:00:27","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T14:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/?p=11202"},"modified":"2022-06-07T13:31:30","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T17:31:30","slug":"state-of-the-worlds-fathers-2019-report-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/fr\/state-of-the-worlds-fathers-2019-report-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Le rapport 2019 sur l'\u00e9tat des p\u00e8res dans le monde r\u00e9v\u00e8le que 85 % des p\u00e8res d\u00e9clarent qu'ils feraient n'importe quoi pour s'impliquer pleinement dans les soins de leur nouvel enfant, mais qu'ils en assument encore beaucoup moins que les m\u00e8res."},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, June 5, Equimundo launches the State of the World\u2019s Fathers<\/em> 2019 report, revealing new data and analysis from over 40 countries, and recommendations to close the unpaid care gap.<\/h3>\n

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The third\u00a0<\/span>State of the World\u2019s Fathers <\/span><\/i>report launches today at the <\/span>Women Deliver 2019 Conference<\/span><\/a> in Vancouver, Canada, at an event co-hosted by Equimundo with Unilever Dove Men+Care, in advance of Father\u2019s Day in many countries around the world. <\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>State of the World\u2019s Fathers <\/span><\/i>report is produced by Equimundo, co-coordinator of <\/span>MenCare: A Global Fatherhood Campaign<\/span><\/a> \u2013\u00a0which is active in over 55 countries. The report reveals new research findings, conducted with Unilever, Dove Men+Care in seven countries and from Plan International Canada in four countries \u2013 drawing from interviews and surveys of nearly 12,000 individuals. <\/span>State of the World\u2019s Fathers <\/span><\/i>2019 also includes cross-country data analysis from the <\/span>International Men and Gender Equality Survey<\/span><\/a> in more than 30 countries, and it provides recommendations to close the unpaid care gap in support of achieving gender equality.<\/span><\/p>\n

KEY FINDINGS:<\/b><\/h2>\n

New research across seven countries (Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Japan, Netherlands, UK, and US) finds that <\/span>85 percent<\/b>*<\/b> of fathers say that they would be willing to do <\/b>anything<\/i><\/b> to be very involved in the early weeks and months of caring for their newly born or adopted child. <\/b>So, what\u2019s holding them back? <\/span><\/p>\n

The report identifies three major barriers: <\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. The lack of adequate, paid paternity leave, and low take-up of leave when it is available; <\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Restrictive gender norms that position care as women\u2019s responsibility, alongside the perception of women as more competent caregivers than men; and<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. A lack of economic security and government support for all parents and caregivers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    No country in the world has achieved equality in unpaid care work \u2013 or pay equality \u2013 between men and women. The progress is incredibly slow. <\/b>Across 23 middle- and high-income countries, the unpaid care gap has closed by just seven minutes over the past several decades. Globally, women spend significantly more time than men \u2013 sometimes up to ten times as much \u2013 on unpaid care, volunteer, and domestic work\u00a0(and spend more time on unpaid and paid work combined).<\/span> Analysis of time use data finds that if men took on at least 50 minutes more care per day (and women did 50 minutes less), we would tip the scale toward equality.<\/span><\/p>\n

    One proven policy solution to support the redistribution of unpaid care work \u2013 equal, paid, nontransferable leave for all parents, including fathers \u2013 has yet to see widespread uptake. Less than half (48 percent) of the world\u2019s countries offer paid paternity leave, but when available, it is often less than three weeks \u2013 or sometimes only a few days. <\/span><\/p>\n

    Women want men to take paternity leave, and say it would improve their own health<\/b>. Across the seven middle- and high-income countries surveyed, over 65 percent of women say mothers would have better physical health, and over 72 percent say they would have better mental health if fathers took at least two weeks paternity leave, reveals the report.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Restrictive gender stereotypes are part of the problem. <\/b>The report finds that significant proportions of men and women \u2013 from Equimundo and partner-led surveys across every region in the world \u2013 agree that \u201cchanging diapers, giving baths to children, and feeding children should be the mother\u2019s responsibility.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

    There is also a perceived competence gap on parenting, and men rely more heavily on their female partners than vice versa: across Canada, Japan, Netherlands and UK, approximately twice as many fathers say they \u201crely on [their] spouse for knowledge and information on parenting\u201d as compared to mothers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Financial stress and insecurity also influence men\u2019s caregiving<\/b>. up to 76 percent of mothers (UK) and 59 percent of fathers (Canada) from the seven middle- and high-income countries surveyed rate financial barriers as the greatest reason for not taking more parental leave. Context matters: economic insecurity, active conflict or war, and political instability present tremendous challenges for caregiving. <\/span><\/p>\n

    A CALL TO ACTION: <\/b><\/h2>\n

    Reaching equality in unpaid care and domestic work is an urgent matter of gender justice and women\u2019s rights.<\/b> Having involved, caring fathers is good for gender equality and for women\u2019s health. When fathers take on an equal share of the care work, it will accelerate progress for this generation and for the next, helping their children to support gender equality and break stereotypes.<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u201cWe must accelerate national commitments to support all children, parents, and families to thrive, and to achieve men\u2019s uptake of half of the daily care of children and of our homes. Full stop,\u201d says Gary Barker, President & CEO, Equimundo. \u201cAnything less continues to perpetuate the inequalities that women and girls face every day.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Governments and employers have a role in creating laws and policies that support all parents, caregivers, and families, in all their diversity, to thrive<\/b>: from affordable childcare to living wages, social support to affordable education, and equal, fully paid, non-transferable parental leave. They also have a responsibility to set this crucial standard on care work, and to ensure that it is valued and shared equally. <\/span><\/p>\n

    The global report calls for countries, employers, and civil society to commit to accelerate action and support men\u2019s increased participation in unpaid care work. <\/b>Alongside the <\/span>State of the World\u2019s Father\u2019s <\/span><\/i>2019 report, the MenCare Campaign is launching the MenCare Commitment<\/a>, which aims to facilitate an enabling environment where men take on 50 percent of the unpaid care work by 2030.<\/span> It also supports fathers to put their intentions to care into action by \u2013 at a minimum \u2013 taking on an additional 50 minutes a day. <\/span><\/p>\n

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    Read the full report, watch the film, and download the press assets at: <\/b>StateoftheWorldsFathers.org<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n

    Join the conversation online using <\/b>#WorldsFathers<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n
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    * <\/b>The multi-country average reflects calculations that give equal weight to each respondent in each subcategory, regardless of country.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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