Roland Warren of the National Fatherhood Initiative and I are quoted on the problems faced by working fathers in Cindy Krischer Goodman’s Balancing Act: Today’s fathers feel neglected by their employers (Miami Herald, 6/17/07). My point is that I feel that ”Fathers are stretched thin”–we’re still expected to be the family breadwinner (in an era of expanding workweeks), yet are criticized when we don’t do as much as mothers do in the home.
Goodman writes:
“Fathers today don’t want to be the dad in Harry Chapin’s song Cat’s in the Cradle. They don’t want their son to ask, ‘When are you comin’ home, Dad?’’
“Although employers are attempting to respond to work-life balance needs of fathers, they are having little or no meaningful effect.
“A Monster.com survey of working fathers found that 58 percent think their employers should do more to accommodate the demands of fatherhood.
“Why is this?
“Most work/life programs were created with mothers in mind, experts say.
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