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Scenario

How to handle judgment as a stay-at-home father

I want to stay home with our newborn but my wife makes more money and now everyone keeps asking when I am going back to work like being a dad at home is temporary.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Social expectations around masculine identity conflict with personal values about caregiving and family presence.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Gender and parenting — who does what and why?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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