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The pandemic has encouraged many professionals to reconsider their working patterns and fathers especially more interested in flexible work schedules so they can spend more time with their [...]

At IFFD, we dream of discovering together the beauty of family life to inspire a more humane world …  READ MORE

The recession shadowing the COVID-19 pandemic has been frequently characterised as a “shecession,” implying disproportionately negative effects for women. Yet the crisis might more accurately be [...]

The inaugural Global Forum for Children and Youth (7–9 December 2021) has virtually convened children and young people together with leaders from the United Nations, government, business, [...]

Employers who support paternity breaks and promote flexible working are likely to stand out in a competitive labour market. [Emma Jacobs – Financial Times, 5 December 2021.] READ MORE

While all Canadians have been struggling with their mental health since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, new parents find it especially isolating and tiring. [Kelly Skjerven – Global [...]

Lived experiences of parents raising children in times of climate change and descriptive phenomenological methodological approach.  

This Key Findings report focuses on children’s relationships with parents and friends; challenges and stressful life events they have experienced; their socio-emotional well-being, the activities [...]

Extract of the UNICEF report on ‘Where Do Rich Countries Stand on Childcare? A ranking of national childcare policies in wealthy countries’.  

Family responsibilities constrain women’s publication productivity according to the national context. [Di Di, Robert A. Thomson Jr. and Elaine Howard Ecklund – Socius, August 2021.]   [...]