{"id":74981,"date":"2025-03-05T14:45:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T12:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/?post_type=magazin&#038;p=74981"},"modified":"2026-10-09T11:53:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T09:53:02","slug":"parental-leave-for-fathers","status":"publish","type":"magazin","link":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/work\/parental-leave-for-fathers\/","title":{"rendered":"Parental leave for fathers: Dad&#8217;s got this"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"cover--lead-in has-spacing--m\">\r\n\r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"cover--lead-in__content typo--tiempos\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"entry-categories\">\n\t<a class=\"post__tag\" href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine-category\/work\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Work<\/a><\/div>\r\n        <h2 class=\"cover--lead-in__headline headline-size--s\">\r\n            Parental leave for fathers: Dad&#8217;s got this        <\/h2>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cover--lead-in__text\">\r\n                <p>A new study shows that fathers want more flexibility from their employers. Companies that respond will benefit in the long run.<br \/>\n<strong>By <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/lena-bastin\/\">Lena Bastin<\/a> (text), <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/ilkay-karakurt\/\">Ilkay Karakurt<\/a> (photos)<\/strong><\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n        \r\n                    <div class=\"cover--lead-in__author\">\r\n                \r\n                    \r\n                            <figure class=\"cover--lead-in__author__image\">\r\n\r\n                                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/lena-bastin\/\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n                                \r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mugshot300-68x68.jpeg\"\r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mugshot300-68x68.jpeg 68w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mugshot300-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mugshot300-52x52.jpeg 52w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mugshot300-96x96.jpeg 96w\"\r\n                                    width=\"68\"\r\n                                    height=\"68\"\r\n                                    alt=\"\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n\r\n                                                                    <\/a>\r\n                                \r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                    \r\n                            <figure class=\"cover--lead-in__author__image\">\r\n\r\n                                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/ilkay-karakurt\/\" target=\"\">\r\n                                \r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/C-Kalaschnikow_Ilkay-Karakurt-68x68.jpg\"\r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/C-Kalaschnikow_Ilkay-Karakurt-68x68.jpg 68w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/C-Kalaschnikow_Ilkay-Karakurt-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/C-Kalaschnikow_Ilkay-Karakurt-52x52.jpg 52w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/C-Kalaschnikow_Ilkay-Karakurt-96x96.jpg 96w\"\r\n                                    width=\"68\"\r\n                                    height=\"68\"\r\n                                    alt=\"\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n\r\n                                                                    <\/a>\r\n                                \r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div><!-- .cover--lead-in__author -->\r\n        \r\n    <\/div><!-- .cover--lead-in__content -->\r\n\r\n    \r\n        <figure class=\"cover--lead-in__image cover--lead-in__media cover--lead-in__media--image\">\r\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\r\n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240503_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ88053-1920x1280.jpg\"\r\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240503_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ88053-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240503_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ88053-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240503_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ88053-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240503_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ88053-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240503_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ88053-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240503_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ88053-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240503_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ88053-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240503_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ88053-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240503_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ88053-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240503_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ88053-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240503_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ88053-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240503_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ88053-150x100.jpg 150w\"\r\n                width=\"1920\"\r\n                height=\"1280\"\r\n                alt=\"\"\r\n                style=\"object-position: 12% 51%\"\r\n            \/>\r\n        <\/figure>\r\n\r\n        \r\n    \r\n<\/div><!-- .cover--lead-in -->\r\n\r\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--default wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The traditional family model<\/strong>, in which the mother stays at home and looks after the children, is still firmly rooted in many people&#8217;s minds. Alongside it stands the image of the man as the main breadwinner \u2013 particularly visible in large companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--default wp-block-paragraph\">Lennart is a father and works at GIS Hannover, a provider of inclusive support services, where he is part of the team that coordinates school support assistants. His wife is a primary school teacher and the main earner. In bringing up their four-year-old daughter, they have opted for a progressive division of roles, with Lennart taking on a large share of the housework and childcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--m wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018We work early and late shifts, so I have to agree with my wife which shift I can take,\u2019 says Lennart. \u2018I can&#8217;t work right through until 4&nbsp;pm, because that&#8217;s when I have to pick my daughter up from&nbsp;nursery.\u2019 Fortunately, he says, his employer is flexible enough for him to combine work and family commitments. But father-friendly working conditions like Lennart&#8217;s are still the exception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\n    <div id=\"accordion-block_bf416db890caff15fe585fd97abd399c\" class=\"accordion has-spacing--m\">\n        <div class=\"accordion__title\">\n            <h5>About the photographs in this piece<\/h5>\n            <span><\/span>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"accordion__text\">\n         <p><a href=\"https:\/\/ilkay-karakurt.com\/\"><strong>Ilkay Karakurt<\/strong> <\/a>explores the personal and emotional journey that began with the birth of his daughter. Starting from his own uncertainty and questions about his role as a father, he followed other men through their everyday lives. His pictures capture intimate moments \u2013 from the breakfast table to the bedtime story \u2013 and take a sensitive look at the many facets of modern fatherhood. He published this work in the photobook \u2018Der Vater h\u00fct\u2019 die Schaf\u2019 (\u2018Father minds the sheep\u2019).<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--wide-left has-spacing--m no-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/230325_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DSC7113-1050x698.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/230325_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DSC7113-1050x698.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/230325_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DSC7113-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/230325_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DSC7113-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/230325_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DSC7113-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/230325_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DSC7113-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/230325_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DSC7113-2048x1362.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/230325_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DSC7113-1920x1277.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/230325_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DSC7113-1400x931.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/230325_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DSC7113-670x446.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/230325_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DSC7113-420x279.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/230325_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DSC7113-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/230325_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DSC7113-150x100.jpg 150w\"\n                width=\"1050\" \n                height=\"698\"\n                alt=\"Father holding his son in his arms and looking out of the window\" \n            \/>\n            \n                    <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n                    <figcaption class=\"post__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>Despite working full-time, Dennis<\/strong> spends every spare minute with his son \u2013 a close bond comes first for him.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n        \n    <\/figure><!-- post__image -->\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--default wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prognos.com\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-12\/BMFSFJ_Vaeterstudie_20221129_1600.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2022 Prognos study<\/a> found<\/strong> that around 450,000 fathers in Germany have already changed employer because work and family life were not sufficiently compatible. More than 1.7 million more at least occasionally consider taking that step. Parental leave in particular remains a major hurdle: almost a third of the fathers surveyed reported negative or disparaging comments from their managers when they asked for parental leave. As many as 16 per cent said they had been put under pressure to shorten the leave they had planned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--default wp-block-paragraph\">Lennart was spared that experience. He took two months&#8217; parental leave in total \u2013 the first month straight after the birth, the second six months later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--m wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018If we could have afforded it, a longer parental leave wouldn&#8217;t have been an issue at all,\u2019 says Lennart. \u2018But I&#8217;ve heard very different stories from fathers I know. They were told things like: \u201cWhy isn&#8217;t the mother doing it?\u201d or even: \u201cWe&#8217;ll have to see whether there&#8217;s still a job for you after your leave.\u201d\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n \n\n<div class=\"photo-grid grid-layout--2col-5 has-spacing--m\">\n\n            \n\n            <div class=\"photo-grid__image\">\n\n                <figure>\n\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \n                        src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240514_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ81934-768x512.jpg\" \n                        srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240514_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ81934-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240514_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ81934-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240514_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ81934-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240514_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ81934-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240514_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ81934-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240514_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ81934-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240514_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ81934-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240514_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ81934-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240514_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ81934-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240514_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ81934-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240514_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ81934-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240514_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ81934-150x100.jpg 150w\" \n                        width=\"768\"  \n                        height=\"512\" \n                        alt=\"Modern family: two men stand outdoors in soft, golden sunlight; one, in a light shirt, holds a child who is clinging to him. The child, in a giraffe-print shirt and a cap, has its arms round the man&#039;s neck. The second man, in a white shirt and hat, looks on as they stand by a brick wall with greenery in the background.\"  \n                    \/>\n\n                    \n                                            <figcaption class=\"photo-grid__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>Sven (left) and Felix<\/strong> are bringing up their son together with his mother \u2013 a family model beyond traditional roles.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n                    \n                <\/figure>\n\n            <\/div><!-- photo-grid__image -->    \n\n\n            \n\n                    \n                \n\n            <div class=\"photo-grid__image\">\n\n                <figure>\n\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \n                        src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240320_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ80802-768x512.jpg\" \n                        srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240320_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ80802-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240320_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ80802-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240320_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ80802-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240320_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ80802-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240320_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ80802-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240320_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ80802-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240320_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ80802-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240320_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ80802-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240320_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ80802-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240320_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ80802-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240320_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ80802-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240320_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ80802-150x100.jpg 150w\" \n                        width=\"768\"  \n                        height=\"512\" \n                        alt=\"Single father with child. A man adjusts the hat of a baby strapped to his chest in a forward-facing carrier. They are in a playground; in the foreground another child in pink trainers and leopard-print leggings climbs a rope. Green spaces and blocks of flats in the background suggest a city park.\"  \n                    \/>\n\n                    \n                                            <figcaption class=\"photo-grid__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>Thorben is on six months&#8217; parental leave<\/strong>, looking after his two daughters while his wife works full-time \u2013 here he offers comfort after a small mishap.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n                    \n                <\/figure>\n\n            <\/div><!-- photo-grid__image -->    \n\n\n            \n\n            \n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--default wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Parental leave is not the only area where German business could do more for fathers<\/strong>, the Prognos study concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--default wp-block-paragraph\">One in two fathers say that balancing family and work is not a regular topic in their annual appraisals \u2013 and almost a third of companies admit as much themselves. Managers often find out only in passing whether their male employees are fathers at all; even in staff reviews, fatherhood rarely comes up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--default wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Prognos study, only 27 per cent of companies in Germany can be considered family-friendly. Conversely, 73 per cent of businesses clearly underestimate their shortcomings while overestimating how father-friendly they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--m wp-block-paragraph\">Asked what fathers expect from companies, Lennart says: \u2018More flexibility and understanding. The option to work part-time, and a better division of tasks. After all, two part-timers add up to one full-time post. But the crucial thing is that managers rethink their entrenched ideas about roles \u2013 today the father is no longer necessarily the sole provider. That&#8217;s a task for society as a whole, though.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--wide-left has-spacing--m no-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240423_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ86823-1050x700.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240423_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ86823-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240423_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ86823-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240423_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ86823-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240423_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ86823-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240423_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ86823-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240423_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ86823-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240423_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ86823-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240423_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ86823-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240423_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ86823-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240423_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ86823-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240423_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ86823-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/240423_Der-Vater-huet-die-Schaf_Ilkay-Karakurt__DZ86823-150x100.jpg 150w\"\n                width=\"1050\" \n                height=\"700\"\n                alt=\"In the evening, a father lies on a sofa with his child. The light from an electronic device falls on their faces as they gaze, absorbed, at the screen.\" \n            \/>\n            \n                    <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n                    <figcaption class=\"post__image__caption--soehne\"><p class=\"p1\"><b>Alex puts his daughter to bed every evening<\/b>, while his wife settles their son. Part of the bedtime routine is looking together at a photo his daughter has chosen \u2013 usually one from the family album.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n        \n    <\/figure><!-- post__image -->\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--default wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>According to the Prognos study, many companies have now realised<\/strong> that being family-friendly is crucial if they want to remain attractive employers. Given how society is changing, they should actively set about building family-friendly structures \u2013 not least to secure their own future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--default wp-block-paragraph\">Lennart is optimistic about a more father-friendly economy: \u2018I think we&#8217;re basically on the right track. What matters is that future generations of fathers show, too, that things can be done differently. Then perhaps in a few years it will be completely normal for fathers to take parental leave and pick their child up from nursery at 2&nbsp;pm.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-spacing--default has-spacing--default\">\n<div class=\"devider has-spacing--none\">\n    <hr>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"headline-block has-spacing--xs\">\n\n        <h2 class=\"post__headline\">Related to this story<\/h2>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"teaser-grid grid-layout--3col has-spacing--s width--inline\">\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/work\/juggling-family-and-work\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Work<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                Juggling family and work: working, being a mother, staying human                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>A degree, a job and four daughters \u2013 Dalila has combined what seemed impossible. One special source of support kept her going again and again.<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- .post-teaser__content -->\r\n\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                            <figure class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/image00003-768x576.jpeg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/image00003-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/image00003-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/image00003-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/image00003-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/image00003-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/image00003-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/image00003-1400x1050.jpeg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/image00003-1050x787.jpeg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/image00003-670x502.jpeg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/image00003-420x315.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/image00003-350x262.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/image00003-150x112.jpeg 150w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"576\" \r\n                                    alt=\"A woman holds her two daughters in her arms, one on each side. Both children have brown hair and, like their mother, smile happily at the camera. 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class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/oezge-OZGE4417-2-768x1152.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/oezge-OZGE4417-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/oezge-OZGE4417-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/oezge-OZGE4417-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/oezge-OZGE4417-2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/oezge-OZGE4417-2-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/oezge-OZGE4417-2-1400x2100.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/oezge-OZGE4417-2-1050x1575.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/oezge-OZGE4417-2-670x1005.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/oezge-OZGE4417-2-420x630.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/oezge-OZGE4417-2-350x525.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/oezge-OZGE4417-2-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/oezge-OZGE4417-2-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/oezge-OZGE4417-2.jpg 1500w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"1152\" \r\n                                    alt=\"Reddish plastic flowers are tangled in front of a young woman\u2019s face, symbolising a restless mind.\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                    \r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\r\n                <\/article><!--- .post-teaser-->\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n         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