I had been working at an Investment Bank for 7 years when we had our first child in 2016. I would describe the culture in the office as progressive and hardworking. Typical days starting between 6 and 7am and finishing up at 7pm or later. Add to that a one hour commute and it left me little time with our… Read More »From Banking to Babies
It must be said that the world began to radically change for Fathers at least, with the social, economic and technical advances of the 20th century, especially in the modernist west. This no doubt, impacted the structure and function of the family, with a consequent shift in the authority of the father. A father’s influence was increasingly seen as minor, even negligible, and… Read More »My perception of what fatherhood should entail, stemmed largely from my late Father’s ways of parenting
Jason Chui’s story of leaving his financial services job and becoming a full time dad with the added complexity of moving to a new country with his family. When my family and I moved to Zurich from Singapore, for a great employment opportunity for my wife, I resigned from my job in financial services and became the primary caregiver and… Read More »moving from singapore to zurich and becoming the primary caregiver and stay at home dad
“Making a difference for men and boys” this year’s theme as part of International Men’s Day at FIS. FIS held an open and honest discussion at the Canary Wharf offices in recognition of International Men’s Day. The aim of this globally recognised day is to create positive male role models, improve gender relations and promote gender equality; and aligned to… Read More »Making a difference for men and boys
Hi, I’m Yash…Recently I was featured in an article on the BBC News site about taking shared parental leave. Since the article, an amazing number of people have connected with me. Some had done the same thing and were glad to see it being talked about. But most had no idea that this was even an option and were excited… Read More »How shared parental leave helped me to be the parent I want to be