My rather sweet Father’s Day joke got the men’s rights activists raging
Séamas O’Reilly
It seems I’m a misandrist…
Why does Father’s Day always mean more work for mothers?
Zoe Williams
When your kids are small, you can just present them with a card and some felt tips. But when they’re adolescents, everything gets much trickier
Rights and freedom
‘Know how loved you were’: fathers write to their children from the frontline
Four men share their love, dreams and fears for their children in Gaza, Ukraine, Afghanistan and Sudan
August 2023
‘I just assumed it would happen’: the unspoken grief of childless men
A quarter of UK men over 42 do not have children. When that is not by choice, regret can grow into pain
June 2023
Are you Daddy Pig or Logan Roy? A Father’s Day celebration of dads
The Simone Lia cartoon
Simone Lia: Rock – cartoon
May 2023
Pass notes
The perfect gift for Father’s Day? A $199 sex toy, according to Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop
If gardening tools won’t cut it for Dad this year, the world’s best-known wellness brand has 71 more original ideas
June 2022
The Stephen Collins cartoon
A lurker in the dads’ banter group pipes up – Stephen Collins cartoon
You must be joking …
Republic of Parenthood
Fathers deserve the right to bond with their babies. Our parental leave system is a mess
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Sharing our baby’s care has given my partner the time to bond with our son. Why is this a privilege, not a right? says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Self and wellbeing
Five years ago I felt like a failure as a dad, now I’m sharing with other men how to love their children
The Séamas O’Reilly column
Whether they are handy or not, all dads could do with some support
Séamas O’Reilly
Sali Hughes on beauty
Need a last-minute Father’s Day gift? Try these fragrances
June 2021
Dad’s the word: how the pandemic got men talking about fatherhood
More men than ever are joining fathers’ groups and showing an interest in what it means to be a dad
Love and microwaved eggs – my dinners at Dad’s
When Clare Finney’s parents divorced, she discovered her kind, clever father was fallible in one place – the kitchen
In praise of fathers: the making of the modern dad
It’s a total myth that women are better at keeping track of household chores
Allison Daminger
Tom Hanks is everyone’s ideal on-screen dad. I wish he was mine
Stuart Heritage
September 2020
Being invited into my son’s music appreciation group was the best Father’s Day present
Paul Mitchell
We started chatting about deep stuff, things we normally wouldn’t find a way to discuss
June 2020
In the family: the chefs and restaurateurs following in father's footsteps