Is this  good or bad?

Overall, Australian fathers spend an average of just under an hour between Monday and Friday caring for the children, but 90 per cent of that care is done alongside the mother.

Australian fathers spend longer with their children at weekends as a family, but only six minutes alone with their children Monday to Friday.

In contrast, Australian mothers spend almost three hours a week purely looking after children, not including child-related housework

Australian fathers are more likely to spend their time at “events” such as going to the park or taking the kids to sport and rarely do feeding, bathing or ferrying children to and from school or childcare.

The disparity between Australian women and men is greater than in countries such as the US, Italy, France and Denmark but fathers in those countries also spend little time alone with their children.

Dr Craig, from the UNSW Social Policy Research Centre, said men tended to contribute when they’re free, when it is fun and when they are in a family situation, whereas women tend to be the default carer.

Does this mean Aussie dads rule or are we just kidding ourselves?

Taken from:

• AAP and SMH.com.au
• Social researcher Lyn Craig from the University of NSW found in her paper, Father Care, Father Share in International Perspective