Professor Anna Tarrant: Envisioning a father-inclusive UK
30 Nov
Cargill Lecture Theatre, Minerva Building, University of Lincoln
Unprecedented shifts towards involved and engaged fatherhoods are being observed globally with dads spending more time than ever with their children. Yet many men remain challenged in their ambitions to be there for their families and to engage in their family lives in the ways they want to. In this Be Inspired! public lecture, Professor Anna Tarrant, an emerging leader in young fatherhood research, shares her journey to researching this increasingly pertinent area of societal and policy interest
Presenting cutting-edge findings from a decade-long programme of research with fathers living in impoverished situations, Anna argues that the desire to be an involved father is an ambition held by many men but one that is frequently challenged by the wider demands of (un)employment, conditional welfare, and social stigma. Anna will also introduce the prestigious Following Young Fathers Further study – one of the most extended and in-depth studies of young fatherhood globally – introducing the methodologies being implemented to create a more father-inclusive UK policy and practice environment that is better equipped to support fathers and their families to flourish.
Envisioning a father-inclusive UK: why the time is now to support dads and how we can do it better?
- Date: 30 November 2023
- Time: 6pm–7pm
- Venue: Cargill Lecture Theatre, Minerva Building, University of Lincoln (with drinks reception to follow)
- Register: Here!
This event is open to the public and free to attend.
Anna Tarrant is Professor of Sociology at the University of Lincoln, where she is also the Director of the recently launched Centre for Innovation in Fatherhood and Family Research. She has been funded to the tune of £1.7 million by UK Research & Innovation to lead Following Young Fathers Further, a seven-year qualitative longitudinal and participatory study about the lives and support needs of young fathers.
Anna is the author of Fathering and Poverty (2021, Policy Press), and Men, Families and Poverty: Tracing the Intergenerational Trajectories of Place-Based Hardship (2023, Palgrave Macmillan) with Professor Kahryn Hughes. Her forthcoming book with Bren Neale is called: The Dynamics of Young Fatherhood: Understanding the Parenting Journeys and Support Needs of Young Fathers (Policy Press). She is also the Chair of Trustees for the North East Young Dads and Lads.
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