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Which dads help out most?

Jim Riley

11th March 2011

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The BBC recently reported the release of a new study looking at unpaid domestic labour and gender roles. The idea that the finding that ‘out-of-work fathers spend less time caring for their children than mothers who have a job’ reflects ‘startling new research’ would be a good starting point for discussion. The report itself provides some interesting points of cross-cultural comparison and is worth a look. A copy can be downloaded here.

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Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.

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