Doing Fatherhood: Recognizing the Effect of Work Schedules on Fathers' Child Caregiving Responsibilities in Scotland

Abstract

We examined the abilities of working fathers and how they manage work and child care responsibilities while conducting white-collar job recruitment for 10 professionals working in the academic and administrative divisions at the University of Dundee. The various elements were covered, and structured interviews were used to gather data by holding virtual team meetings. To fill positions, the snowball sampling method was used. The primary goals of the study were to identify different types of dads' childcare propensities in the setting of modern families and to investigate the effect of a father's employment on child caregiving in the context of family duties. In a nutshell, it's imperative to keep up with household duties, which encompass childcare obligations. Fathers manage to balance their hectic work schedules with helping out with the household tasks and child care requirements. It can be extremely scary and difficult to juggle fatherhood and a white-collar career, but thanks to corporate cultures that support families, this is becoming a manageable challenge for working fathers. The results of the study demonstrated the significance of dads' involvement in their children's interests in food and nutrition, health and development, entertainment, mental health, gender role modeling, and educational and enrichment opportunities.