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Talking equality, parenting and fatherhood with the SNP

“When we speak about equality and gender, why do we always talk about women and work? We have to talk about men and their role at home. We have got to address the role of fathers at home.” Wow, quite a bold statement for a politician to make, yes? What’s more, it was delivered with

December 23, 2014 6 Comments

Scotland says “Parent means father and mother”

A very interesting report about fatherhood has been produced by the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. Known as the Fathers and Parenting Report, the study was carried out by the Equal Opportunities Committee and has concluded that dads don’t get a great deal. It remains to be seen whether the report will actually achieve anything, but

May 22, 2014 7 Comments

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Talking equality, parenting and fatherhood with the SNP

Scotland says “Parent means father and mother”