What Dad Really Wants For Father’s Day Is Work-Life Balance

If you’re a working dad back in the office or you’re at home juggling a busy work schedule and mandatory household chores, you understand the importance of reliable childcare. , affordable and quality. Child care is important: 81% of men with children aged five and under said in a recent survey that child care benefits would be a “very important” or “somewhat important” factor when decide to stay with one company or move to another. Flexibility is also important: working parents were more likely to have quit their job in the past few months than their non-parent counterparts, citing both family care and work-life balance as five main reasons. This Father’s Day, explore these ideas to unpack the issues parents face today and what organizations can do to intervene.
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