European Fatherhood
Erstellt von Hans-Georg Nelles am Sonntag 11. Februar 2007
Am 1. Februar ist die Website European Fatherhood freigeschaltet worden. Sie ist im Rahmen eines europäischen Kooperationsprojekts von Partnern in Schweden, Dänemark, Tschechien und Deutschland entstanden und informiert in englischer Sprache über den Stand von Praxis und Forschung in Sachen Väter.
This website is dedicated to presenting new knowledge and best practice for improving gender equality for fathers. Our goal is to promote and assist professionals involved in promoting and supporting men in their role as fathers. The need for knowledge concerning the psychological transition to fatherhood and an examination of methods to overcome gender stereotypes and obstacles to parental leave is also a priority.
Fatherhood is part of men’s lives. In recent years this has become increasingly evident both in social and family life as testified the significant changes in men’s attitudes to: Attending the delivery of their children, Participating in their children’s lives, Establishing strong and lasting relations with their children, Developing their engagement in family life towards a more equal distribution of work and responsibility.
Hence a large part of this website is devoted to presenting models of support for „good fatherhood”. Good fatherhood in this respect means competent nurturing of children including men’s involvement in day-to-day childcare and an equal distribution of responsibility and daily chores.
