“Men are changing. Millennials want to spend more time with their kids than prior generations, and they value their caregiving.”
In terms of career ambition and caregiving, traditional roles for men and women have rapidly changed over the last few decades. In a recent discussion on WBUR’s Radio Boston about women “leaning in” to their careers, TFP Executive Director Ray Levy shared his thoughts on what that means for the current and future generations of men and fathers. Listen here:
“We refer now to masculinities. There are lots of different ways to be a man. More and more men are emotionally available and expressive.”
At The Fatherhood Project, we know that modern day fathers want to be, and often are, more involved with their children than previous generations. This is beneficial to:
- MEN – Men need to be fathers, to feel the satisfaction of helping, leading, teaching and being appreciated in return. Involved dads have less stress-related health problems.
- WOMEN – As fathers take on more of the caregiving and domestic duties, women are more able to advance their careers and find equality in the workplace.
- CHILDREN – Children with engaged fathers enjoy multiple positive academic, social, emotional, and behavioral outcomes compared to their peers without engaged dads.