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UK offers families raw deal, says Fatherhood Institute BBC News

From BBC News
December 2, 2010

Conditions for equal parenting in the UK are the fourth worst out of 21 countries measured, according to a new table published by a think tank.

The UK has a wider gender pay gap and less paid paternity leave than other nations, the Fatherhood Institute says.

Its "family fairness" table factors in proportions of women in management and men working part-time, and the ratio of fathers' to mothers' time spent caring.

A family-friendly UK remains a long way off, the institute argues.

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