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A year and a half into the pandemic, the shift in how fathers view their responsibilities at home is worth noting.<\/strong> Much of the gender inequality in the workforce has been driven by forces in the domestic landscape \u2014 far more moms than dads scale back or step away from their careers to care for young children, sick parents or spouses, and manage the household.
\nEroding or nixing this imbalance is key to greater equality in the workplace \u2014 and one of the first steps to manifesting this? Awareness. Many of the dads interviewed shared how their eyes had been opened to all the invisible work their partners did to keep things going. And now that they see a fuller picture of what balancing work and home life looks like, they are better positioned to share more fully in the totality of that experience. Here\u2019s to silver linings and the dividends that may echo and grow as we segue into the new normal.<\/p>\n

\"""\"Steve H.<\/h3>\n

Father to Jacob, Age 3
\nMarried to Henry
\nLives in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, in New York City<\/p>\n

+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What has been your experience as a working dad during the pandemic?
\n<\/strong>In our household, there are two dads figuring it out. My partner, Henry, and I have Jacob, who is three years old. He was born through surrogacy . Our collective experience in terms of working during the pandemic, in a word: stressful.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard balancing work, childcare, and family time. It took us a while to figure it out, and now we carefully plan each day together and align on the next day\u2019s game plan every night \u2014 but it can sometimes be hard to plan because we are independent consultants, and things pop up. We try our best to even it out, but it will never be perfectly 50\/50. We often end up making up work that didn\u2019t get done during the day during the evening after Jacob goes to bed. It’s non-stop. A toddler is a handful<\/p>\n

+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What kind of work do you do? Where do you work?
\n<\/strong>We have both been self-employed for the last four years \u2014 Henry is in real estate, while I am more of a design consultant and project manager. Sometimes our professional worlds overlap, sometimes they don\u2019t.<\/p>\n

+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What is Jacob\u2019s school situation?
\n<\/strong>Our son is enrolled at The Co-op School four days a week. Initially, Jacob was only registered for two days in 2020 since we were unsure how the Covid situation would play out in the school environment. As we grew more comfortable, we slowly increased our son\u2019s days to three days per week \u2014 and then to four. We kept Fridays open for family time. A BIG shout out to The Co-op School for making in-person education work for 2020-2021. They\u2019ve been amazing keeping the school safe, open, and enjoyable for everyone! We are incredibly grateful for the experience we have had.<\/p>\n

+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0How have you gotten work done with Jacob home?
\n<\/strong>Last spring, when there was no childcare \u2014 and even now \u2014 we take shifts. Morning, afternoon, then dinner and bath time together. Everyone gets some time. We rotate bedtime routine and cooking. It\u2019s fair and balanced, but it\u2019s also hard for both of us to spend time together as an entire family. And once our son is asleep \u2014 it\u2019s back to work. There\u2019s no real downtime, and that\u2019s been a bit challenging. I\u2019m surprised and proud that we\u2019ve been at this for more than a year, and we\u2019re still doing alright!<\/p>\n

Jacob is super-hyper, and it takes a village, but the village during Covid was my husband and me. Now we hire one of the support teachers at Co-op School to help us fill in the gaps.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Have you gotten any help from a partner?
\n<\/strong>Yes \u2014 and from extended family and nannies. My partner and I take turns for child duty, whether that\u2019s taking Jacob to school, picking him up, or taking him out to the playground. I feel fortunate that we have the flexibility and can work around our schedules, but the tradeoff is that we often work late into the night.<\/p>\n

+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What has been the most difficult thing about fathering and working and existing this past year?
\n<\/strong>Finding a balance between personal time and family time; I think we all need a breather, and finding that quiet moment can be challenging while working and taking care of life during a pandemic. It\u2019s essential to find a few minutes for yourself every day just to de-stress and do something mind-numbing or mind distracting. For me, that\u2019s enjoying a TV episode of anything that resembles \u201cnormalcy.\u201d I think we all miss that.<\/p>\n

Erosion between work and life, with everything just blending together, has been difficult to surmount. When you\u2019re self-employed, the to-do list is tough to tackle.<\/p>\n

+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Has there been a best part?
\n<\/strong>During the lockdown, spending time at home together in the backyard or taking long walks brought a lot of joy. For a few months, our work completely came to a standstill. It was nice having no work and all family time \u2014 but I think after a few weeks of that, we were all getting itchy too\u2026<\/p>\n

+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What would help working fathers in this country?
\n<\/strong>Quality and affordable childcare. It\u2019s especially challenging in New York City, where everything is already expensive, from housing to healthcare. Having a good education is deeply important for me, so I\u2019m really grateful for The Co-op School being open and flexible during the time of the pandemic.<\/p>\n

When we had Jacob, I wasn\u2019t working, I took a year off, and at that time, my partner did have a corporate job and had two months of paid parental leave. And he took all two months. You hear about unlimited vacation and leave, but I think it can be something of a show. The more potential PTO is on the table, the fewer people may actually take it. I used to be in corporate, and my company introduced six months of paternal leave, but my boss said de facto, \u201cYou\u2019re not going to take six months, are you?\u201d By the time I had Jacob, I wasn\u2019t there.<\/p>\n

+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How important is community for you in terms of being a same-sex parent?
\n<\/strong>Community is key. We found community by going to our local park and library in Bed-Stuy. The Macon Library storytime was a great place to meet local parents who would congregate there. And going to the playground, I\u2019ve met other same-sex couple parents \u2014 the community is more extensive than I thought. It\u2019s a great vibe; all the parents and caregivers know each other and look out for one another.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"""\"Brian Young<\/h3>\n

Father to two boys \u2014 Hudson, 7 and Mason, 4
\nMarried to Nicole
\nLives in Midland Park, New Jersey<\/p>\n

+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What has been your experience as a working dad during the pandemic?
\n<\/strong>It\u2019s been interesting. Both my wife and I have been working from home since last March. She\u2019s a teacher. Our boys are doing virtual learning, but one of them is in preschool. We haven\u2019t had any help in the home. As you might imagine, our hands are full \u2014 two kids, three dogs, two full-time jobs \u2014 all of us working and learning together.<\/p>\n

Our youngest son, Mason, went back to preschool part-time in the fall of 2020, but we kept our older son, Hudson, home. My wife has been teaching the entire past year virtually. The juggling act has been supreme.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What kind of work do you do? Where do you work?
\n<\/strong>I work at Creative Circle, leading a team of recruiters and placing candidates in opportunities. I am focused on the tri-state area. I live in Bergen County, NJ, and my office is (historically) in NYC.<\/p>\n

+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What is your children’s school situation?
\n<\/strong>Hudson is completing a virtual year of 2nd<\/sup> grade. Mason has been in a truncated schedule of in-person pre-school. It was nice having him home, but it was also <\/em>nice having him back in school (laughing).<\/p>\n

+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0How have you gotten work done with the kids home?
\n<\/strong>We converted an extra bedroom into an office. Nicole would teach her classes in that room, Hudson would learn in that room, and I would set up in a separate space. When they were done teaching and learning, we\u2019d switch spaces, and they\u2019d go to the kitchen or family room to finish their days. Essentially, they would have the workspace in the morning, and I would take it over the afternoon. Hudson was very organized and luckily able to manage his own schedule, doing most of it independently. He\u2019s super mature and organized.<\/p>\n

+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Have you gotten any help from a partner?
\n<\/strong>In the mornings, it was typically me dropping off Mason to daycare, and then later in the day, while I was available, Nicole helped him manage his schedule. We swapped and tag-teamed like champs.<\/p>\n

+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What has been the most difficult thing about fathering and working and existing this past year?
\n<\/strong>For me, it was challenging to work while my kids were done with their day and playing \u2014 I wanted to be with them. In the beginning phases of the pandemic, it was easing into our new routine \u2014 finding a balance with the new structure of the day. It\u2019s not been easy to shut off work and transition to home life, but I am figuring out how to step away and when. In the beginning, I was the person who would go out and get things like food, which gave me some anxiety. That was something I was concerned about at first.<\/p>\n

+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Has there been a best part?
\n<\/strong>Before the pandemic, my commute was 1.5 hours \u2014 getting that time back has been extremely valuable. This year, for example, I had the time to coach soccer. I am fortunate that I can remain WFH. The pandemic\u2019s silver lining has been regaining more work\/life balance. This past year has also shown me in greater detail just how much work Nicole does to organize the social activities and other components of our son\u2019s lives. I am more grateful and appreciative for having seen this effort firsthand.<\/p>\n

+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What would help working fathers in this country?
\n<\/strong>Better paternity leave programs. When I had my kids, I had to use PTO \u2014 there was no set paternity leave. Having more comprehensive programs would be good, as would support groups of like-minded fathers coming together to have conversations. Some fathers I know have struggled in the past and have not felt comfortable discussing their challenges \u2014 I think that a forum for open communication is vital to help normalize the challenges of fatherhood that are not always openly discussed. We need support systems beyond employer set up groups and extend more deeply into mainstream society. Fathers need more open forums for communication and sharing.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"""\"Brian Lamsback<\/h3>\n

Father to two boys \u2014 Jonathan, 4.5 and Oliver, born on June 1, 2021
\nMarried to Angela
\nLives in Wayne, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n

+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What has been your experience as a working dad during the pandemic?
\n<\/strong>It\u2019s been tough, challenging, yet also really lovely \u2014 sweet and sour mixed. My commute is usually an hour each way, now that extra hour can be used for work or family time. I can have dinner at a regular time, and we can all eat together. At first, it was challenging because there was no routine, but we created one. In the beginning, we had no help, and both my wife and I work full-time; navigating that terrain wasn\u2019t always straightforward. I also found it challenging to translate an in-office work culture to one that is virtual.<\/p>\n

But \u2014 you can\u2019t really talk about quarantine fatherhood without discussing quarantine motherhood. In our case, we\u2019re lucky that Angela has more flexibility with when she needs to get her work done than my more fixed schedule.<\/p>\n

+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What kind of work do you do? Where do you work?
\n<\/strong>I am a Managing Director for Creative Circle\u2019s Philadelphia team; I manage the recruiting and the sales team and have been with CC almost 7 years.<\/p>\n

+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What is your children’s school situation?
\n<\/strong>We were lucky that it was less about managing a more formal educational experience and more about keeping Jonathan entertained. Last summer, we were able to get a university student to help, who began teaching letters, numbers, and other things \u2014 and gave us the gift of time to get our respective jobs done.<\/p>\n

+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0How have you gotten work done with the kids home?<\/strong>
\nEarly on, it was more of a split, but as is often the case, my wife had more flexibility than I did. I tend to be busier in the mornings, and she has several West Coast clients, so we were able to do some dividing and conquering along those lines, though that makes it sound more organized than it was (laughs). I did a lot of evening work after putting Jonathan to bed.<\/p>\n

+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Have you gotten any help from a partner?
\n<\/strong>Absolutely. 100%. I would not have been able to do it otherwise. I would not be able to work anywhere close to an 8-hour workday without my wife. Angela was able to make mornings available to me. We would check in daily and map to each other\u2019s calendars and balance the time. From March 2020 to the summer, we had no childcare, but the re-inclusion of help was a game changer in the summer.<\/p>\n

+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What has been the most difficult thing about fathering and working and existing this past year?
\n<\/strong>Focus and balance. I strive to live by the maxim of \u201cbe here now.\u201d I aim to be where I am in a fully present manner. But while that\u2019s my goal, it\u2019s been extremely challenging to do when I\u2019m exhausted and consumed by anxiety around the worldwide pandemic. Trying to focus on all the things meant my mind was bi or tri-furcated, and it was hard to find success in things. I had to reorient and become more process-oriented, to learn to find appreciation less in the goal and more in the journey. I was able to tap into gratitude when I recalibrated my thinking about what constituted success by removing some of the emphasis I had historically placed on achieving specific aims. Once I was more able to appreciate the process and experience, I could value the journey, not just the destination.<\/p>\n

+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Has there been a best part?
\n<\/strong>We learned a lot about ourselves and one another, both personally and professionally. I always thought I could get through anything with my wife and son\u2019s support, but now I know<\/em> that. Having more time for my family to be there for each other in meaningful ways has been a gift.<\/p>\n

+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What would help working fathers in this country?
\n<\/strong>We need to change the conversation around manhood in America and make it an ideal that a man puts his family first. Let\u2019s normalize the idea that fatherhood and husbandhood (whomever you are partnered up with, whether a marriage or not) are the most important jobs we have. That tough guy BS, I\u2019m not into that.<\/p>\n

\n

About the author.<\/strong>
\nAn award-winning creator and digital health, wellness, and lifestyle content strategist\u2014Karina writes, produces, and edits compelling content across multiple platforms\u2014including articles, video, interactive tools, and documentary film.\u00a0Her work<\/a>\u00a0has been featured on MSN Lifestyle, Apartment Therapy, Goop, Psycom, Yahoo News, Pregnancy & Newborn, Eat This Not That, thirdAGE, and Remedy Health Media digital properties and has spanned insight pieces on psychedelic toad medicine to forecasting the future of work to why sustainability needs to become more sustainable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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