'Time for action' | Academics back dad protest calling for paternity leave reform

Academics from the University of Bath are standing in solidarity with The Dad Shift as they prepare to lead the world’s first Dad Strike on 11 June in London and Edinburgh. The protest, timed just ahead of Father’s Day, is a call to action for urgent reform of the UK’s paternity leave system.

New research by The Dad Shift and Shaun Davies MP has revealed that just 3% of the UK’s £3.3 billion parental leave investment supports fathers and non-birthing parents.