Understanding Fatherhood in the 21st Century

The Man Matters project recently launched a new Policy Briefing Paper titled: ‘Understanding Fatherhood in the 21st Century’.  This report draws together local and international research on fatherhood, and was written by Dr Maria Lohan and Colin Shaw from Queen's University Belfast. 

The paper presents the challenges facing fathers, and highlights the obstacles to their full involvement in children's lives.  It also makes a series of recommendations for public policy and practice - which are needed to support the changing role of fathers in the 21st Century.  Copies can be downloaded from: www.mhfi.org/manmattersbriefing2.pdf