A father’s day gift from Labor and the Greens: increased fatherlessness

Virtually every major social pathology has been linked to fatherlessness: violent crime, drug and alcohol abuse, truancy, teen pregnancy, suicide – all correlate more strongly to fatherlessness than to any other single factor. The majority of prisoners, juvenile detention inmates, high school dropouts, pregnant teenagers, adolescent murderers and rapists all come from fatherless homes. The connection is so strong that controlling for fatherlessness erases the relationships between race and crime and between low income and crime. Many commentators, including the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, have laid the blame for the recent UK riots at least partially on the fact that many of the rioters were raised in homes without their fathers present.

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Kids to be denied their Fathers, because of ONE Man’s vote – Tony Windsor

Please read the following letter that was sent to Tony Windsor, Federal Member for New England, on the proposed 2011 child custody/family law changes currently before Parliament, designed to prevent most separated fathers from having contact with their children. The office of Tony Windsor has made it clear to me that they do not care to respond to the serious issues confronting separated fathers and children of separated families, despite being given ample opportunity to do so in response to this letter, and in previous discussions.

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The Father Factor: Data on the Consequences of Father Absence (USA)

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 24 million children in America -- one out of three -- live in biological father-absent homes. Consequently, there is a "father factor" in nearly all of the social issues facing America today. This website by the National Fatherhood Initiative presents data on the effects of father absence on: poverty, maternal and child health, incarceration, crime, teen pregnancy, child abuse, drug and alcohol abuse, education, and childhood obesity

Many children still do not see their fathers

About one in 10 children of separated parents never see their fathers more than a year after their parents' relationship has ended, despite changes by the Howard government that emphasised greater shared parental responsibility. And almost a quarter of fathers see their children only during the day, according to a study of 10,000 parents by the Australian Institute of Family Studies. At the time of the interviews, conducted in 2008, parents had been separated on average for 15 months, and for up to 26 months. Of the fathers who never saw their children, only about 30 per cent believed the arrangement had been finalised, suggesting some fathers might have intentions to take some action to have contact with their children.

13 Reasons It’s Unlucky To Be A Man (UK)

When your life is committed to helping the world work for everyone – men and boys included – it’s easy to forget that most people don’t see the inequality and discrimination that men and boys face on a daily basis. So to help us spread the word about the desperate need to help men and boys live longer, happier, healthier lives The Men's Network (UK) is developing a list of THE THIRTEEN WAYS THE WORLD DOESN’T WORK FOR MEN AND BOYS and welcome your feedback on the first draft of this document which they will be developing over the coming weeks and months