The Great Unfathering: American Dads Are Disappearing (opens in new tab)

There is good news about fatherhood in America today: dads are more engaged in their kids’ lives than ever, a fact heralded by scholars, advocates, and journalists. The Atlantic writer Derek Thompson saluted dads who “became the parents their fathers never were.” Richard Reeves of the American Institute for Boys and Men points to how men “have massively increased the amount of childcare” they are doing. Noting the time that married fathers are devoting to their families has tripled since the ...