Publications

State of Ireland’s Fathers 2023
This State of Ireland’s Fathers 2023 report is produced as a MenCare Global Fatherhood Campaign affiliated resource. The report forms part of a set of country- and region-focused reports on men’s involvement as caregivers around the world, and associated with the State of the World’s Fathers 2023 report produced by Equimundo.

Who Cares About America’s Male Caregivers? Laying the Groundwork for a National Strategy to Support Fathers
As a country, we in the US face a storm of overlapping crises, resulting in exhaustion, grief, stresses on our mental health, polarization, and pessimism. In moments of crisis, we often seek to identify a single root issue, which if addressed, might turn the tide and find us in calmer waters. Caring for each other – in …

State of South Africa’s Fathers 2021
This is the second issue of an evolving report, planned for publication every three years. It can be used in the development of policy and legislation for families, labour market regulations, educational curricula, and other training materials. It can be referenced as a source of expert information for advocacy and community groups, individual families, and …

State of the World’s Fathers 2021: Structural Solutions to Achieve Equality in Care Work
The State of the World’s Fathers 2021 report – the fourth in the series – presents research on care work during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on structural barriers that prevent equitable distribution of caregiving between women and men. While data show that men are participating more in care work during the pandemic, data also show …

State of the World’s Fathers 2021: Structural Solutions to Achieve Equality in Care Work Executive Summary
The State of the World’s Fathers 2021 report – the fourth in the series – presents research on care work during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on structural barriers that prevent equitable distribution of caregiving between women and men. While data show that men are participating more in care work during the pandemic, data also show …

Caring Under COVID-19: How the Pandemic Is – and Is Not – Changing Unpaid Care and Domestic Work Responsibilities
Caring Under COVID-19: How the Pandemic Is – and Is Not – Changing Unpaid Care and Domestic Work Responsibilities in the United States, a new report by Equimundo and Oxfam as part of MenCare: A Global Fatherhood Campaign, reveals findings from a rapid poll exploring the gendered and racial impacts of COVID-19 on care work. …

State of Nordic Fathers
Fatherhood norms have changed considerably in the Nordic countries over the past decades. The sight of a father pushing his baby in a pram is no longer rare, and parental leave is no longer for mothers only. Yet parental leave is still not shared equally, despite parents having the right.

State of the World’s Fathers: Unlocking the Power of Men’s Care
The State of the World’s Fathers 2019 report calls for men’s uptake of their full share of the world’s childcare and domestic work – across all societies and relationships – to advance gender equality.

State of the World’s Fathers: Time for Action
The 2017 State of the World’s Fathers: Time for Action report lays out a bold agenda for men and boys doing fully 50 percent of the world’s unpaid care work.

State of the World’s Fathers
State of the World’s Fathers is the world’s first report to provide a global view of men’s contributions to parenting and caregiving.

State of the World’s Fathers: Unlocking the Power of Men’s Care: Executive Summary
The State of the World’s Fathers 2019 report calls for men’s uptake of their full share of the world’s childcare and domestic work – across all societies and relationships – to advance gender equality.

State of South Africa’s Fathers 2018
This report provides an overview of the state of fatherhood in South Africa and an advocacy tool for those seeking to influence policies regarding men’s equitable, nonviolent caregiving.

Bandebereho/Role Model: Fathers and Couples Program Reduces Domestic Violence by 44%
This case study highlights the MenCare+ program in Rwanda and results from a randomized control trial.

Changing the Global Mindset on Fathers
The ZERO TO THREE Journal features an overview of evidence and lessons learned from the MenCare campaign, including recommendations for achieving the goal of equality in care work.

Gender-transformative Bandebereho couples’ intervention to promote male engagement in reproductive and maternal health and violence prevention in Rwanda
Results from a randomized controlled trial reveal powerful impacts of gender-transformative programming on health and violence in Rwanda.