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Radio 4,2 mins
'Fathers get to focus on gold-star activities, while mothers are left with running the home'
Woman's HourAvailable for over a year
In a recent interview on Woman鈥檚 Hour, one guest talked about the limits having a child has placed on her and said she鈥檇 鈥渕ake a better father than mother鈥. In this clip, Woman's Hour explores what motherhood and fatherhood mean and the gender roles parents take on in society today. Woman's Hour presenter Chloe Tilley is joined in the discussion by UCL academic Dr Charlotte Faircloth and by lawyer Lucy McGrath who is the biological mother of a six year old. She鈥檚 also her family鈥檚 main bread winner and known as 'mum'. Her wife is 'mummy' and the full-time care giver. You can listen to the full discussion on Woman's Hour by heading to 麻豆社 Sounds and listening to the 17 January podcast episode.
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