TY - JOUR
T1 - Nonresident fathers’ voice
T2 - Marginalized, disempowered, and silenced
AU - Violi, Dominic
AU - Kwok, Cannas
AU - Lewis, Peter
AU - Wilson, Nathan J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2022.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Nonresident fathers, following separation/divorce, are more likely to experience multiple forms of family types simultaneously than any other sociodemographic group. Although there is considerable writing on the factors and issues surrounding nonresident fathers from academics, the Family court, the Child Support Agency, and women’s and welfare groups, the voice of nonresident fathers themselves is rarely heard. This is due to nonresident fathers being marginalized, disempowered, and silenced by these same entities. The voice of nonresident fathers is routinely minimized, dismissed, and labeled as anti-feminist or a backlash to feminism. This opinion piece argues that there is a need for qualitative research to be undertaken to investigate, document, and explore nonresident fathers’ voices from their own perspective to hear what they have to say of themselves so that a better understanding of the dynamics that impact and influence them can be achieved. This would mean that actions can be identified and undertaken to better understand nonresident fathers’ situation while providing insights for the development of social policies by Government and Welfare agencies together with support care for nonresident fathers highlighting their desires and needs.
AB - Nonresident fathers, following separation/divorce, are more likely to experience multiple forms of family types simultaneously than any other sociodemographic group. Although there is considerable writing on the factors and issues surrounding nonresident fathers from academics, the Family court, the Child Support Agency, and women’s and welfare groups, the voice of nonresident fathers themselves is rarely heard. This is due to nonresident fathers being marginalized, disempowered, and silenced by these same entities. The voice of nonresident fathers is routinely minimized, dismissed, and labeled as anti-feminist or a backlash to feminism. This opinion piece argues that there is a need for qualitative research to be undertaken to investigate, document, and explore nonresident fathers’ voices from their own perspective to hear what they have to say of themselves so that a better understanding of the dynamics that impact and influence them can be achieved. This would mean that actions can be identified and undertaken to better understand nonresident fathers’ situation while providing insights for the development of social policies by Government and Welfare agencies together with support care for nonresident fathers highlighting their desires and needs.
KW - children
KW - disempowerment
KW - divorce
KW - fathers
KW - Fathers’ Rights Groups
KW - gender
KW - grief
KW - intimate partner violence
KW - marginalization
KW - maternal gatekeeping
KW - nonresident fathers
KW - silencing
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U2 - 10.1177/15579883221115594
DO - 10.1177/15579883221115594
M3 - Article
C2 - 35997244
AN - SCOPUS:85136202951
SN - 1557-9891
VL - 16
SP - 1
EP - 6
JO - American Journal of Men's Health
JF - American Journal of Men's Health
IS - 4
ER -