Barriers to Equal
Parenting
We asked 5,000 working dads about how they would
like to balance parenting and work and their experiences
in the workplace.
Barriers to Equal Parenting – new research
When it comes to attitudes about caregiving, there’s still got a long way to go before men and women are seen as equals. Our latest research, in partnership with Wates Group, lays bare how perceptions of parenting are holding back both fathers and mothers.
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Top tips for supporting expectant fathers and partners – Free until the end of October!
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Family Friendly Workplaces Education Session
Join us for the next in the series of free webinars, to find out how the UK’s first Family-Friendly Workplace certification is shaping the future of work and what it could mean for your organisation.
Family Friendly Workplace Certification
Family Friendly Workplaces™ is a global movement to transform the future of work through family-friendly policies that support wellbeing, inclusion, and gender equality.
Top employers 2025 announced
Working Families has announced its annual list of the top flexible and family-friendly employers in the UK.
Why parental leave is failing families
As the government carry out their review of parental leave with the goal to modernise the system, we take a look at how the current policies are letting down families, and what the government should be considering to build better support that benefits everyone.
The difference we’ve made, together
Working Families Legal Advice Service continues to be a force for good for struggling working parents and carers. The latest impact report shows that the charity’s helpline and 200-plus advice and guidance pages touched many lives and helped some of the UK’s most vulnerable.
New research uncovers the economic and social benefits of improving paternity leave
Parliamentarians from across the parties came together to hear new research from academics that have been assessing the cost benefits of improved statutory paternity leave and the need for better statutory provision for small and medium sized businesses (SMEs).
Working Families Index 2025 – Employer Briefing
In this briefing we highlight the key findings of the 2025 Working Families Index alongside actions that can be introduced in your workplace to empower employees to meet their caring and work responsibilities and fulfil their potential within your organisation.
Latest news & events
Barriers to Equal Parenting – new research
When it comes to attitudes about caregiving, there’s still got a long way to go before men and women are seen as equals. Our latest research, in partnership with Wates Group, lays bare how perceptions of parenting are holding back both fathers and mothers.
Top employers 2025 announced
Working Families has announced its annual list of the top flexible and family-friendly employers in the UK.
The difference we’ve made, together
Working Families Legal Advice Service continues to be a force for good for struggling working parents and carers. The latest impact report shows that the charity’s helpline and 200-plus advice and guidance pages touched many lives and helped some of the UK’s most vulnerable.
Family Friendly Workplaces Education Session
Join us for the next in the series of free webinars, to find out how the UK’s first Family-Friendly Workplace certification is shaping the future of work and what it could mean for your organisation.
Network Chairs – Pathways to Parenthood
Join us for a dedicated session where employer members will share how they’re supporting employees on their pathway to parenthood — including fertility journeys, adoption, surrogacy, and parental leave.
Barriers to Equal Parenting – webinar
Join Working Families and partner Wates Group, along with Parenting Out Loud and The Dad Shift, for a powerful conversation on how employers can play a leading role in removing the barriers to equal parenting.
Our members
Our employer members are committed to flexible and family-friendly business practices.
See a full list of our members.
A&O Shearman
Audit Wales
Aviva
Bank of England
BNP Paribas
bp
Brentford FC
Brodies LLP
Browne Jacobson
Canada Life
British International Investment
Clyde & Co LLP
Cranfield University
DAC Beachcroft
Drax Group
DWF
E.ON
Equans
EY
Financial Ombudsman Service
Freeths
Gowling WLG
Grant Thornton LLP
Harper Macleod LLP
Hill Dickinson LLP
Imperial College London
Independent Living Fund Scotland
Kings College London
Laing O’Rourke
Lendlease
Linklaters
Lloyds Banking Group
LSE
LUC
Macfarlanes
Markel International
Mayer Brown
MBDA Systems
Mishcon de Reya LLP
Mott MacDonald
MUFG
Nationwide
NELFT (North East London NHS Foundation Trust)
Norton Rose Fulbright
Ovo
PA Consulting
Phoenix Group
Pinsent Masons
Royal Bank of Canada
RSPCA
Schroders
SF Recruitment
Southdown Housing
Squire Patton Boggs
TLT LLP
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
Unilever
University of Manchester
Wellcome Trust
Welsh Parliament (Senedd)
Yorkshire Building Society