I was a bit nervous about reading Eternity Leave. It’s a work of fiction based on the experiences of stay-at-home-dad and author Simon Kettlewell, a man who has spent 19 years as the main carer for his four children. When portrayed in any media, fathers are often distant, bumbling, incompetent fools. Was Kettlewell going to
I recently started reading a book called Eternity Leave. It’s written by long-term stay at home dad and author Simon Kettlewell.
Few people are as active in promoting involved fatherhood and positive masculinity as Gary Barker. He’s not only a leading author of the bi-annual State of the World’s Fathers report, but he’s a co-founder of both gender equality charity Promundo and MenCare, a campaigning charity focused on promoting men as fathers and caregivers.
“It’s a source of sadness that I’m not a dad.” So says Robin Hadley in the latest episode of the DadPodUK podcast.
The dreaded ‘Rona may have dominated headlines through 2020, but this was unquestionably the year that race also hit the headlines because of the killing of George Floyd and increasing activity by the Black Lives Matter movement. With race having been so high in the news agenda, I was very keen to learn more about
