Nordic Fathers on Paternity Leave - conference

Place
Musiikkitalo, Mannerheimintie 13 A, Helsinki, Finland | + Online

Date and time
March 31, 2022 | Conference 10-16 | Socializing and networking 16-18

Registration
Register here by March 18, 2022 | No participation fee

Themes
Shared parenthood | Child’s right to two parents | More equality between parents | Fathers' strong relationship with their child | Sharing good practices

A present role in parenting improves fathers' opportunities to create a strong relationship with their child, as well as supports child’s right to two parents. Shared parenthood widens the tight gender roles and breaks stereotypes of what is expected of men. The primary goal is to both promote and normalize fathers' participation in parenting.

• The positive effects of cooperative parenting would become increasingly visible.
• Greater understanding of the positive effects of parental leave fathers have taken especially to children, fathers and the relationships between them.
• Strengthen the activities / structures that support development co-operative parenting and the use of fathers’ parental leave.

Experience and know-how of Nordic NGO’s, experts and authorities will be summoned to be heard.

10:00 - 10:15 Welcome

Minister for Nordic Cooperation and Equality Thomas Blomqvist

10:15 - 10:30 Intro: Findings and observations on the report State of Nordic Fathers

The Central Association for Men´s Organizations in Finland

10:30 - 11:15 A statistic overview of fathers' family leave in the Nordic countries

Ingólfur V. Gíslason (PhD), Professor of Sociology, University of Iceland

Comments from Nordic NGOs
Discussion

11:15 - 11:30 Break

11:30 - 12:15 Finland's parental leave reform in Nordic comparison: What’s in it for fathers?

Johanna Lammi-Taskula (PhD), Research Manager, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Comments from Nordic NGOs
Discussion

12:15 - 13:15 Lunch

13:15 - 14:15 Involved fatherhood in the Nordic context: dominant narratives, divergent approaches

Gunhild Regland Farstad (PhD), Associate Professor, VID Specialized University

Involved fatherhood after divorce – father’s perspectives on coparenting after parents’ separation

Johanna Terävä (PhD), Senior Lecturer, University of Jyväskylä

Comments from Nordic NGOs
Discussion

14:15 - 14:45 State of the World's Fathers -report

Gary Barker (PhD), President and CEO, Promundo

Discussion

14:45 - 15:15 Coffee Break

15:15 - 16:00 Panel Discussion on themes of the day

Moderator: Sean Ricks

Nordic NGO’s | The positive effects of participating fatherhood and co-operative parenting, the positive effects of parental leave fathers have taken especially to children, fathers, and the relationships between them & how to encourage and normalize fathers' participation in parenting and taking parental leave

Conclusions: The Central Association for Men´s Organizations in Finland

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16:00 - 18:00 Socializing and networking

Snacks and drinks

Register here by March 18, 2022 | No participation fee