tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23363296.post1433468857940103472..comments2023-11-02T09:08:09.242-07:00Comments on <i>Daddy Dialectic</i>: Book Salon: Red Families v. Blue FamiliesJeremy Adam Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11733669114207985920noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23363296.post-87505849088548730812010-11-23T18:12:55.510-08:002010-11-23T18:12:55.510-08:00I am loving this post. As the politically active ...I am loving this post. As the politically active wife of a stay at home dad, I'm looking forward to reading more!zoliepuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10097164398827729387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23363296.post-78263293842755377182010-05-19T06:22:32.423-07:002010-05-19T06:22:32.423-07:00Twice I have been pointed towards your book, The D...Twice I have been pointed towards your book, The Daddy Shift. Without having read it, dare I say that it seems you make some similar arguments to mine. <br /><br />My PhD (funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, UK) explored how fathers, who identified as working, negotiated a jostle between work and care. I wholeheartedly agree that government and employer policies can go a long way in helping people to see work, care and gender roles in different ways.<br /><br />My research also strongly suggested that fathers need to see other fathers taking on more caring roles. And this is where the SAHD dads can lead the way. <br /><br />I have launched a new UK blog which invited the public to debate these work-life balance issues.<br />www.fatherwork.blogspot.comDr Melanie Shearnhttp://www.fatherwork.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23363296.post-20146922385472884092010-04-24T05:14:51.126-07:002010-04-24T05:14:51.126-07:00I completely agree with your statement that "...I completely agree with your statement that "We need policies, such as paternity leave and flextime, that will help us to be the fathers that we want to be."<br /><br />Even before this happens (and it never will for too many fathers) there is is the need to arrange our lives so that we are what I call "Fathers of Substance." This means highly-involved fathers who get active in the daily work and pleasure of raising children. fathers whoBrett Hetheringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05702371494104087763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23363296.post-42747052207601998342010-04-19T09:40:44.614-07:002010-04-19T09:40:44.614-07:00Thanks for highlighting this book, Jeremy. Look fo...Thanks for highlighting this book, Jeremy. Look forward to reading it. Enjoyed your FDL Salon.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12769423670770197055noreply@blogger.com