Most dads not keen to stay home with baby

by Emma Rowley © Herald.ie 2008
Just 7pc of men would be prepared to stay at home with a newborn baby if maternity benefits were replaced with parental ones, according to a new survey.
Even fewer women (4pc) wanted to give up their role to their baby's father, while two-thirds of working mothers said they continued to work out of necessity not choice.
The survey of 1,000 people for the BBC series, The Trouble with Working Women, found 54pc thought men were still the main breadwinners in families, although most people (67pc) did not think they should be.
The programme also revealed the significant impact on women's earnings if they have children.
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