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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
Tory Shepherd

Most gen Z fathers in Australia believe it’s solely their job to provide financially, research finds

Father working from home on his laptop while mother holds their baby in the background
The survey also found 80% of men said care was split evenly in their household, compared with 66% of women. Photograph: Oscar Wong/Getty Images. Posed by models

Younger fathers are more likely to cling to outdated ideas that frame men as the money earners and women as caregivers, new research has found.

The Australian State of the World’s Fathers report is based on a global survey of 8,000 parents, with 533 from Australia.

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