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The old stereotype of the tough Australian male has been reinforced this week. A new study from the University of New South Wales has discovered that on average Australian fathers only spend six minutes with their children from Monday to Friday.
It found that fathers were more likely to spend time with their children in the park, or at sports events, but rarely participated in feeding, bathing, or ferrying children to and from school.
Mothers in Australia tend to spend three hours each week purely looking after their children, a much greater disparity than other countries like America, Denmark, Italy and France, where couples divide their childcare more evenly.
According to the author of the study, Australian fathers appear to like the fun aspects of parenthood, but shy away from the drudgery. They tend to contribute when they’re free, likely to enjoy themselves and therefore tend to look upon childcare as another leisure activity. Australian parenting is seen as a woman’s job and a man’s hobby.
In fairness to Australian men, they do tend to work longer hours than their counterparts in America, Denmark, Italy and France.
By Nick Bryant, Sydney
unsettling
disturbing, uncomfortable
working week
period from Monday to Friday
bastion
place where something is defended against change
male chauvinism
the belief of some men that they are better than women
reinforce
agree with and strengthen
ferrying children to and from
taking children to and from
disparity
difference
drudgery
hard and boring work
in fairness to
to be fair to, in defence of
counterparts
equivalents, here - men
