3 Exhibits

1) "Father's Care" by Charles A. Smith: This article talks about the different "types" of fathers there are, from "The Wallet" dad who just makes money and takes little part in the rearing of the child to "The Caregiver" who is cooperative in both child rearing and homemaking. The article deals with the changing role of the father over time, why now more fathers are caregivers instead of just wallets. The two explanations explored in the article are the rising number of women working, and the rising divorce rate. 

2) "Family policies 'dad-proofed' to give fathers bigger role - but no extra paternity leave" by Polly Curtis. This article appeared in The Guardian on 21 Feb 2009. The article talks about the recent reforms made specifically in Whitehall, England, to involve the father in children's caregiving such as sending school reports to divorced fathers as well as home addresses, and allowing the father to stay overnight in the hospital with the mother after a baby is born. The article talks about how father's feel marginalized in a "mother-dominated" family policy. The article sites some statistics about how the hours that fathers spend with their children have gone up this century.

3) "Role of Father" from http://info.ag.vt.edu/vce/offices/newsletters/role_of_father.pdf This excerpt goes into detail about how father's face a new role in today's society because women are working rather than just being homemakers. It talks about the "second shift" for mothers, and also delves into the problems facing fathers today who are balancing being nurturing and at the same time remembering the more traditional roles their own fathers had in their lives.