How to Be a Feminist Dad

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Be an Active Father</h2> <p class='heading-3'>Spending time with your kids makes a big impact on their lives.</p> <div class="ugc"> <p><p class="spacing-sm font-body">Children with involved fathers have higher self-esteem, better cognitive and social skills, fewer behavioral problems, and higher academic achievement. This is true at every income level and regardless of how involved mothers are. When fathers participate in their lives, daughters have higher self-esteem and are more willing to try new things and sons are better equipped to cope with stress and less likely to fight. What’s more, teenagers who feel close to their fathers end up in healthier, happier marriages.</p></p> <div><h3 class="heading-4 spacing-sm font-titling display-inline-block">Be an active and involved dad.</h3><p class="spacing-sm font-body">Help with homework, read books together, talk about your kids’ daily experiences and goals. 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Close the Wage Gap at Home</h2> <p class='heading-3'>The wage gap starts earlier than you think. </p> <div class="ugc"> <p><p class="spacing-sm font-body">Parents often place greater value on the chores boys typically do (like taking out the trash) than on chores that girls usually do (like setting the table). As a result, boys spend less time on household chores but make more money than girls.</p></p> <div><h3 class="heading-4 spacing-sm font-titling display-inline-block">Give your children equal chores and equal allowance. </h3><p class="spacing-sm font-body">If your son and daughter take turns setting the table and taking out the trash, they’ll grow up knowing that women and men can—and should—split work evenly. Equally as important, show your kids what 50/50 looks like. Seeing parents divvy up dishes and laundry shapes children’s gender attitudes and career aspirations.</p></div> </div> </div> <div class="bg-image tip-image flex-6 flex-md-12 position-relative" data-scroll data-scroll-image="https://cdn-media2.leanin.org/Dads3.jpg"> <div class="aside bg-lightgrey padding-md"> <h3 class="heading-5 spacing-sm font-titling text-uppercase">Did you know?</h3> <p class="heading-5">Fathers who help with household chores are more likely to raise daughters who believe they have a broader range of career options.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="tips" class="tip-container container"> <div class="tip-wrapper flex-row flex-wrap padding-yaxis-lg "> <div class="tip flex-5 flex-md-12 flex-suffix-1"> <h2 class='heading-1 spacing-md font-titling'>3. 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