They often feel socially stigmatized and that their employers give them little support or flexibility. The social image a newly single father projects is difficult to establish, as single-parent fatherhood is a relatively recent and uncommon phenomenon. Lone fathers feel they must constantly explain themselves. Learning more about lone fathers will aid our understanding of fatherhood and families in general. This short article cannot detail the complexity of the experience of fathers and the duality of their roles.
Fathers have both a professional and a family role to play.
Married men with children are workers, but they often tend to forget that they are also fathers. It would be unthinkable to ask fathers to choose between these roles. It is all a matter of balance and harmony. Families are changing in function and structure. In response, men are experimenting with original and new ways to reconcile their multiple roles as parents, employees, caregivers and fathers.