What Working Dads Won't Tell You, But Wish You Knew

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68e77c691500005230269c2d.jpg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="" data-caption="" data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="Tara Moore via Getty Images" /></div><div class="content-list-component text"><p>Working dads have opened up about what it’s like to juggle work and parenting – particularly with barriers like the <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/uk-government-paternity-maternity-leave-review_uk_6862a52ce4b08e0b4a74cebf">UK’s measly paternity leave offering</a> and outdated gender stereotypes among senior staff members standing in their way.</p><p><span style="font-weight:400">A new research project conducted by WOMBA </span><a href="https://www.wombagroup.com/"><span style="font-weight:400">(Work, Me and the Baby)</span></a><span style="font-weight:400"> in partnership with </span><a href="https://www.hult.edu/"><span style="font-weight:400">Hult International Business School</span></a> set out<span style="font-weight:400"> to understand how businesses can better help parents thrive in the workplace.</span></p><p>Its survey, which involved 706 working parents (333 of which were dads), involved in-depth interviews with parents, answered anonymously to get their most honest insights into what life is truly like juggling work and raising kids.</p><p>Nearly two-thirds (64%) of dads claimed the return to work after having a baby was challenging – 57% reported feeling moderate to extreme guilt, one in four (25%) felt unsettled on their return, 55% struggled with resilience, and more than half (51%) said they struggled with self-esteem.</p><p><span style="font-weight:400">The survey