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Why men feel unwelcome in parenting spaces

I'm the only man in my daughter's friend group of parents and I always feel like I'm being judged or suspected of something.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Cultural suspicion of male caregivers creates barriers to father involvement in child-centered activities and communities.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Masculinity — constructed and contested?”

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