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TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments3Foreword4Executive Summary: State of America’s Fathers 20236 SECTION 1INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS THE STATE OF AMERICA’S FATHERS? 9 SECTION 2 METHODOLOGY: WHAT IS THE SAMPLE FOR THE STATE OFAMERICA’S FATHERS 2023 REPORT? 12 SECTION 3THE STATE OF AMERICA’S FATHERS IN 10 HEADLINES HEADLINE 1Fathers, mothers, and all of us overwhelmingly view care as positive, despite having multiple care responsibilities. HEADLINE 2Post-pandemic, mothers are spending more time on parenting care than fathers, but many fathers report doing an equal share. HEADLINE 3In households with young children, the care burden and gender gap are higher. HEADLINE 4Universal paid leave is the only way to correct the wide inequalities in access to leave in the US. HEADLINE 5Most dads say they would work less to spend time with their newborn children and are willing to take action to do so. HEADLINE 6Most people and especially parents (particularly dads) are ready to be activists for care policies. HEADLINE 7Even when entitled to paid parental leave, fathers take less than half of what mothers do. HEADLINE 8Higher income men and women outsource more of the care work, but men do so at lower income levels than women. HEADLINE 9Fathers of color – Black fathers in particular – report doing more hours of care than white fathers even after controlling for income, education, age, employment, and residential status. HEADLINE 10Men who believe care work is a man’s role are more likely to do the care work. 33 SECTION 4 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS References ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ABOUT EQUIMUNDO AUTHORS Equimundo: Center for Masculinities and Social Justicehas worked internationally and in the US since 2011 toengage men and boys as allies in gender equality, promotehealthy manhood, and prevent violence. Equimundoworks to achieve gender equality and social justice bytransforming intergenerational patterns of harm andpromoting patterns of care, empathy, and accountabilityamong boys and men throughout their lives. Gary Barker, Caroline Hayes, Kristina Vlahovicova, andTaveeshi GuptaEquimundo: Center for Masculinities and Social Justice OUR THANKS The authors thank Procter & Gamble, as well as our coredonor partners the Oak Foundation, the GenerationFoundation, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation fortheir support. We also thank the following for theircontributions and comments on the questionnaire and thereport: ABOUT THE STATE OF AMERICA’S FATHERSAND MENCARE: This study is part of the MenCare Campaign, a globaleffort active in more than 60 countries to carry outadvocacy, joint research, and program development topromote men’s involvement as equitable caregivers inpartnership with key women’s rights and care economyorganizations. See more atwww.men-care.org.The Stateof America’s Fathers report follows up on our 2016 Stateof America’s Fathers report, seehere, and consultationsand engagement with leaders in the involved fatherhoodand care space in the US. See our previous reportmapping organizations and themes in the work infatherhood in the UShere. Vicki Shabo, Better Life Lab at New AmericaIshita Srivastava, Antonia Madian, and Ai-jen Poo, CaringAcross GenerationsRebecca Rewald and Kaitlyn Henderson, Oxfam America At Equimundo, we thank: Giovanna Lauro, AmmarahMaqsood, Chris Hook, Brian Heilman, José CampiPortaluppi, Roma Richardson, and Hannah Chosid. Design and layout: blossom.it SUGGESTED CITATION: Barker, G., Hayes, C, Vlahovicova, K., & Gupta, T. (2023).The State of America’s Fathers: Mobilizing menfora bettercare ecosystem. Washington, DC: Equimundo. © Equimundo, 2023. FOREWORD Ai-jen Poo Co-Founder and Executive Director, Caring Across Generations I come from a long line of people who provide and rely on care – my grandmother was a nurse,and she also helped raise me. And as she aged, she needed care so that she could stay in her home,where she was most comfortable, and remain active in her church and community. Throughouther life, she provided care to many who needed it, and in turn, our family and the wonderful careworkers who helped her live independently cared for her when she needed it. Care is at the center of the human experience. From the time we are born, we rely upon the care ofothers – it is the work that makes all other work possible. And it is not just work, it is a fundamentalpart of life, and for many care workers, it is a calling. Childcare and early education enable childrento see and reach their full potential in life, and direct care supports the dignity and agency ofaging and disabled people in our families and communities. Yet it remains invisible and deeplyundervalued in our society. Our relationship to care has its roots in long-standing hierarchies ofpower that have assigned us roles and devalued the contributions of women and people of color,particularly Black women, whose caregiving labor has been exploited for generations. Today, too many of us are pro