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Barriers to Equal
Parenting

We asked 5,000 working dads about how they would
like to balance parenting and work and their experiences
in the workplace.

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  • Barriers to Equal Parenting – new research

    When it comes to attitudes about caregiving, there’s still got a long way to go before men and women are seen as equals. Our latest research, in partnership with Wates Group, lays bare how perceptions of parenting are holding back both fathers and mothers.

  • Family Friendly Workplaces Education Session

    Join us for the next in the series of free webinars, to find out how the UK’s first Family-Friendly Workplace certification is shaping the future of work and what it could mean for your organisation. 

  • Family Friendly Workplace Certification

    Family Friendly Workplaces™ is a global movement to transform the future of work through family-friendly policies that support wellbeing, inclusion, and gender equality.

  • Top employers 2025 announced

    Working Families has announced its annual list of the top flexible and family-friendly employers in the UK.

  • Why parental leave is failing families 

    As the government carry out their review of parental leave with the goal to modernise the system, we take a look at how the current policies are letting down families, and what the government should be considering to build better support that benefits everyone.   

  • The difference we’ve made, together  

    Working Families Legal Advice Service continues to be a force for good for struggling working parents and carers. The latest impact report shows that the charity’s helpline and 200-plus advice and guidance pages touched many lives and helped some of the UK’s most vulnerable. 

  • Working Families Index 2025 – Employer Briefing

    In this briefing we highlight the key findings of the 2025 Working Families Index alongside actions that can be introduced in your workplace to empower employees to meet their caring and work responsibilities and fulfil their potential within your organisation.

Latest news & events

  • Family Friendly Workplaces Education Session

    Join us for the next in the series of free webinars, to find out how the UK’s first Family-Friendly Workplace certification is shaping the future of work and what it could mean for your organisation. 

  • Network Chairs – Pathways to Parenthood

    Join us for a dedicated session where employer members will share how they’re supporting employees on their pathway to parenthood — including fertility journeys, adoption, surrogacy, and parental leave.

  • Barriers to Equal Parenting – webinar

    Join Working Families and partner Wates Group, along with Parenting Out Loud and The Dad Shift, for a powerful conversation on how employers can play a leading role in removing the barriers to equal parenting.

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Our members

Our employer members are committed to flexible and family-friendly business practices.

See a full list of our members.