Not too long ago, dads onscreen took on the starring role as the fumbling secondary caregiver who didn’t know how to braid their child’s hair or change a diaper, but according to research, the “useless dads” stereotype is very wide off the mark.
In fact, dads currently make up 18% of stay-at-home parents, according to a Pew Research Center analysis. The number of stay-at-home fathers has nearly doubled over the past 30 years, with economic downturns fuelling the trend.
