Have schools, health agencies, children’s services and governmental policies let children and young people down by ignoring their fathers? The new Gender Equality Duty offers opportunities to re-evaluate and re-invent the ways in which the public sector acts in relation to fathers and fathering. This publication provides a comprehensive overview of the Duty followed by analysis of current inequalities within early years provision, education, health and social services with suggestions on how they might be addressed.

Each chapter includes a snapshot of successful implementation, questions for consideration and additional resource references.